Screening and surveillance CT abdomen/pelvis for metastases in patients with soft-tissue sarcoma of the extremity

Bone and Joint Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 45-49

  Thompson, M J ^a   Ross, J ^a   Domson, G ^a   Foster, W ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Metastatic disease; Screening; Soft tissue sarcoma; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIMB; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; PELVIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA;

EID: 84983543682     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20463758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.43.2000337     Document Type: Article

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