Open AccessComparing upper gastrointestinal X-ray and endoscopy for gastric cancer diagnosis in Korea
Author(s) -
Hoo Yeon Lee,
Sohee Park,
Jae Kwan Jun,
Kui Son Choi,
Myung-Il Hahm
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v16.i2.245
Subject(s) - endoscopy , medicine , cancer , upper endoscopy , gastroenterology , biopsy , upper gastrointestinal series , stomach
To compare the cost and accuracy of upper gastrointestinal (GI) X-ray and upper endoscopy for diagnosis of gastric cancer using data from the 2002-2004 Korean National Cancer Screening Program (NCSP).