Intraoperative Ultrasound Staging for Colorectal Liver Metastases in the Era of Liver-Specific Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Is It Still Worthwhile?
Serena LangellaFrancesco ArditoNadia RussolilloElena PanettieriSerena PerottiCaterina MeleFelice GiulianteAlessandro FerreroPublished in: Journal of oncology (2019)
IOUS improves staging in patients undergoing resection for CRLMs even in the era of liver-specific MRI. Intraoperative detection of new CRLMs negatively affects oncologic outcomes.
Keyphrases
- magnetic resonance imaging
- patients undergoing
- liver metastases
- lymph node
- contrast enhanced
- pet ct
- computed tomography
- diffusion weighted imaging
- prostate cancer
- type diabetes
- radical prostatectomy
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- label free
- skeletal muscle
- adipose tissue
- magnetic resonance
- real time pcr
- sensitive detection
- minimally invasive