CT-detected extramural venous invasion is corelated with presence of lymph node metastasis and progression-free survival in gastric cancer.

Yu-Tao YangSan-Yuan DongJue ZhaoWen-Tao WangMeng-Su ZengSheng-Xiang Rao

Published in: The British journal of radiology (2020)

Our study proved that CT-detected EMVI is a promising imaging marker to predict lymph node metastasis and poor prognosis, which may contribute to the precise evaluation of gastric cancer before surgery.

Keyphrases

lymph node metastasis
poor prognosis
free survival
squamous cell carcinoma
long non coding rna
papillary thyroid
image quality
dual energy
computed tomography
contrast enhanced
minimally invasive
high resolution
coronary artery bypass
magnetic resonance imaging
cell migration
magnetic resonance
mass spectrometry