Effectiveness of preoperative staging in rectal cancer: digital rectal examination, endoluminal ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging?

Title:	Effectiveness of preoperative staging in rectal cancer: digital rectal examination, endoluminal ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging?
Authors:	Brown, G Davies, S Williams, GT Bourne, MW Newcombe, RG Radcliffe, AG Blethyn, J Dallimore, NS Rees, BI Phillips, CJ Maughan, TS
Item Type:	Journal Article
Issue Date:	5-Jul-2004
Date of Acceptance:	26-Mar-2004
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/32047
DOI:	https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6601871
ISSN:	1532-1827
Publisher:	Cancer Research UK
Start Page:	23
End Page:	29
Journal / Book Title:	British Journal of Cancer
Volume:	91
Issue:	1
Copyright Statement:	From twelve months after its original publication, this work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
Keywords:	Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Oncology ONCOLOGY rectal neoplasm staging endosonography magnetic resonance imaging comparative study cost-benefit analysis rectal neoplasms therapy radiotherapy surgery pathology TOTAL MESORECTAL EXCISION CIRCUMFERENTIAL MARGIN INVOLVEMENT PROGNOSTIC-FACTORS COLORECTAL-CANCER LOCAL RECURRENCE RADIOTHERAPY CARCINOMA ULTRASONOGRAPHY IRRADIATION SURVIVAL Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Biopsy Carcinoma Cost-Benefit Analysis Endosonography Female Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Middle Aged Neoadjuvant Therapy Neoplasm Staging Patient Care Planning Patient Selection Physical Examination Predictive Value of Tests Prognosis Prospective Studies Rectal Neoplasms Reproducibility of Results Sensitivity and Specificity Oncology & Carcinogenesis 1112 Oncology And Carcinogenesis
Publication Status:	Published
Appears in Collections:	Department of Surgery and Cancer