Comparison of Positron Emission Tomography, Computed Tomography, and Endoscopic Ultrasound in the Initial Staging of Patients with Esophageal Cancer
β Scribed by Val J. Lowe; Fargol Booya; J. G. Fletcher; Mark Nathan; Eric Jensen; Brian Mullan; Eric Rohren; Maurits J. Wiersema; Enrique Vazquez-Sequeiros; Joseph A. Murray; Mark S. Allen; Michael J. Levy; Jonathan E. Clain
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 854 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1536-1632
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