CT assessment of right colonic arterial anatomy pre and post cancer resection - a potential marker for quality and extent of surgery?

CONCLUSION: This is the first study to successfully demonstrate ileocolic arterial stumps many months (and years) after cancer resection using routine portal venous CT. Further prospective research should assess whether arterial stumps can be used as an in vivo marker of surgical quality and extent. PMID: 25940063 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Acta Radiologica - May 4, 2015 Category: Radiology Authors: Kaye TL, West NP, Jayne DG, Tolan DJ Tags: Acta Radiol Source Type: research