Open AccessPreoperative TN staging of esophageal cancer: Comparison of miniprobe ultrasonography, spiral CT and MRI
Author(s) -
LingFei Wu,
Bing-Zhou Wang,
Feng Jia,
Wei-Rong Cheng,
Guo-Re Liu,
Ximing Xu,
Zhichao Zheng
Publication year - 2003
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.v9.i2.219
Subject(s) - medicine , esophageal cancer , esophagus , radiology , malignancy , lymph node , adenocarcinoma , magnetic resonance imaging , cancer , carcinoma , esophageal disease , nuclear medicine , pathology
To evaluate the value of miniprobe sonography (MPS), spiral CT and MR imaging (MRI) in the tumor and regional lymph node staging of esophageal cancer.