Computed tomography scan as a tool to predict tumor T category in resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1749-1755

  Li, Hang ^a   Chen, Tian Wu ^a   Zhang, Xiao Ming ^a   Li, Zhen Lin ^b   Chen, Xiao Li ^a   Tang, Hong Jie ^a   Huang, Xiao Hua ^a   Chen, Nan ^c   Yang, Qi ^c   Hu, Jiani ^d  

^a AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF NORTH SICHUAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; ROC CURVE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84876692874     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: 15526259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.052     Document Type: Article

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