Tridimentional reconstruction of helical CT scan can overestimate tumor invasion of the chest wall
South am. j. thorac. surg
; 5(2): 79-81, maio-ago. 1998. ilus
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in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-301812
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BR674.1
ABSTRACT
In this case the standard automatic trimentional reconstruction of helical CT scan overestimated the extent of chest wall invasion by a lung tumor. MRI gave a better definition and surgical excision with good gross microscopical margins could be performed. Retrospectively, slice by slice free-hand function tridimentional reconstruction of stored helical CT scan images resulted closer to reality. A word of caution is advised to avoid therapeutic mistakes.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Lung
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
South am. j. thorac. surg
Journal subject:
CIRURGIA GERAL
Year:
1998
Document type:
Article