title: Computed tomography versus endosonography in the staging of rectal carcinoma: a comparative study.
abstract: In 29 patients the accuracy of computed tomography (CT) and endosonography were compared for preoperative staging of rectal cancer. CT and endosonography were both reasonably accurate, CT overstaged 6 and understaged one lesion. Endosonography overstaged only 2 cancers. The accuracy of lymph node staging is still not resolved.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kramann
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hildebrandt
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography