Pelvic CT in patients with esophageal cancer Journal Article
| Authors: | Gollub, M. J.; Lefkowitz, R.; Moskowitz, C. S.; Ilson, D.; Kelsen, D.; Felderman, H. |
| Article Title: | Pelvic CT in patients with esophageal cancer |
| Abstract: | OBJECTIVE. Our aim was to determine whether pelvic CT scans reveal clinically relevant information that would change treatment in the initial or follow-up radiologic examination of patients with esophageal cancer. CONCLUSION. We observed that the addition of pelvic CT to 201 examinations of the chest and abdomen had a minimal effect on patient treatment. No pelvic examination changed the cancer stage, but three pelvic CT scans in three patients (3%) altered treatment. © American Roentgen Ray Society. |
| Keywords: | adult; aged; aged, 80 and over; middle aged; retrospective studies; major clinical study; treatment planning; bone metastasis; cancer staging; follow up; lymph node metastasis; neoplasm staging; metastasis; computer assisted tomography; logistic models; tomography, x-ray computed; pathology; retrospective study; cancer therapy; radiography, thoracic; ovary tumor; data analysis; neoplasm metastasis; radiography; thorax radiography; esophagus cancer; statistical model; radiodiagnosis; esophagus tumor; esophageal neoplasms; abdominal radiography; radiography, abdominal; pelvis radiography; pelvic disease |
| Journal Title: | American Journal of Roentgenology |
| Volume: | 184 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| ISSN: | 0361-803X |
| Publisher: | American Roentgen Ray Society |
| Date Published: | 2005-02-01 |
| Start Page: | 487 |
| End Page: | 490 |
| Language: | English |
| PUBMED: | 15671368 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 3" - "Export Date: 24 October 2012" - "CODEN: AJROA" - "Source: Scopus" |
