Rectal cancer: local staging and assessment of lymph node involvement with endoluminal US, CT, and MR imaging--a meta-analysis.

@article{Bipat2004RectalCL,
  title={Rectal cancer: local staging and assessment of lymph node involvement with endoluminal US, CT, and MR imaging--a meta-analysis.},
  author={Shandra Bipat and Afina S. Glas and Frederik J. M. Slors and Aeilko H. Zwinderman and Patrick M. M. Bossuyt and Jaap Stoker},
  journal={Radiology},
  year={2004},
  volume={232 3},
  pages={
          773-83
        }
}
PURPOSE To perform a meta-analysis to compare endoluminal ultrasonography (US), computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in rectal cancer staging. MATERIALS AND METHODS Relevant articles published between 1985 and 2002 were included if more than 20 patients were studied, histopathologic findings were the reference standard, and data were presented for 2 x 2 tables; articles were excluded if data were reported elsewhere in more detail. Two reviewers independently extracted… 
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