Radiological prognosticators of hepatocellular carcinoma treated by hepatectomy

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases International

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 612-617

  Chu, Kevin K W ^a   Chan, See Ching ^a,b   Fan, Sheung Tat ^a,b   Chok, Kenneth S H ^a   Cheung, Tan To ^a   Sharr, William W ^a   Chan, Albert C Y ^a   Lo, Chung Mau ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Diagnostic imaging; Hepatectomy; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Prognosis; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PORTAL VEIN; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT DURATION; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84872140120     PISSN: 14993872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1499-3872(12)60232-X     Document Type: Article

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