Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 10 , Pages 1092-1098 , October 2008

Prospective comparison of endosonography, computed tomography, and histopathological stage of junctional oesophagogastric cancer

  • G. Blackshaw

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
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  • W.G. Lewis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
    • ,
  • A.N. Hopper

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
    • ,
  • M.A. Morgan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
    • ,
  • W. Al-Khyatt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
    • ,
  • P. Edwards

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
    • ,
  • S.A. Roberts

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: S.A. Roberts, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XR, UK. Tel./fax: +44 2920 745207.

Received 13 November 2007 ,Revised 18 April 2008 ,Accepted 25 April 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2008.04.006

Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 10 , Pages 1092-1098 , October 2008

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