European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 648-654 , June 2008

A prospective comparison study for predicting circumferential resection margin between preoperative MRI and whole mount sections in mid-rectal cancer: Significance of different scan planes

  • Y.W. Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134, Shinchon-Dong, Seodaemun-Ku, Seoul 120-752, South Korea
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  • N.K. Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134, Shinchon-Dong, Seodaemun-Ku, Seoul 120-752, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +82 2 2228 2117; fax: +82 2 313 8289.
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  • B.S. Min

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134, Shinchon-Dong, Seodaemun-Ku, Seoul 120-752, South Korea
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  • H. Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • J. Pyo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • M.J. Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • S.H. Cha

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

,Accepted 1 May 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2007.05.001

European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 648-654 , June 2008

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