title: Gastric cancer. Radiologic staging.
abstract: CT scan and EUS play complementary roles in staging gastric cancer. CT scan is initially performed to detect local and distant metastases. Depending on institutional expertise, EUS may be considered for local staging. Laparoscopic staging may also be helpful in select patients. It is hoped that further improvements in these techniques will improve the ability to stage gastric cancer and thereby optimize patient treatment and outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Kochman
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Talamonti
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Ghahremani
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Gore
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D019160:Endosonography; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed