Streamlining staging of lung and colorectal cancer with whole body MRI; study protocols for two multicentre, non-randomised, single-arm, prospective diagnostic accuracy studies (Streamline C and Streamline L)

Streamlining staging of lung and colorectal cancer with whole body MRI; study protocols for two multicentre, non-randomised, single-arm, prospective diagnostic accuracy studies (Streamline C and Streamline L)

Abstract Background and aims Rapid and accurate cancer staging following diagnosis underpins patient management, in particular the identification of distant metastatic disease. Current staging guidelines recommend sequential deployment of various imaging platforms such as computerised tomography (CT...

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Main Authors: Stuart A. Taylor, Sue Mallett, Anne Miles, Sandy Beare, Gauraang Bhatnagar, John Bridgewater, Rob Glynne-Jones, Vicky Goh, Ashley M. Groves, Sam M. Janes, Dow Mu Koh, Steve Morris, Alison Morton, Neal Navani, Alf Oliver, Anwar R. Padhani, Shonit Punwani, Andrea G. Rockall, Steve Halligan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Colorectal cancer
Lung cancer
Staging
Computed tomography
Whole body magnetic resonance imaging
Positron emission tomography
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3281-x

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