Endoscopic ultrasound-guided elastography in the nodal staging of oesophageal cancer

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 889-895

  Paterson, Stuart ^a   Duthie, Fraser ^b   Stanley, Adrian J ^b  

^a FORTH VALLEY ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elastography; Endoscopic ultrasound; Lymph nodes; Oesophageal cancer; Tumour staging

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ELASTOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND GUIDED ELASTOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC CANCER; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPH NODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOMACH CANCER;

EID: 84858025966     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i9.889     Document Type: Article

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