title: Computed tomographic staging of esophageal cancer and prognosis.
abstract: The purpose of this retrospective study was to examine whether computed tomography (CT)-determined staging of esophageal cancer (EC) has prognostic correlation. The results showed a strong relevance of staging of EC by CT to survival (p<0.01).
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport 71130, USA.
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Ampil
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Caldito
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pelser
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed