TITLE:
Comparison of Different Methods of Multislice Spiral Computed Tomography for the Preoperative Gastric Cancer Staging
AUTHORS:
Kristina Zviniene, Irena Krasnovaite, Mindaugas Kiudelis
KEYWORDS:
Gastric Cancer, Preoperative CT Scan Staging
JOURNAL NAME:
Surgical Science,
Vol.6 No.9,
September
28,
2015
ABSTRACT: Background: To evaluate the
diagnostic possibilities of multislice spiral computed tomography (MSCT) in
preoperative gastric cancer staging. Methods: A total of 108 patients who had
radical gastric cancer surgery were evaluated with MSCT two weeks before
surgery in two different stomach imaging methods (water or urographin aqueous
solution). Tumor staging was evaluated using the Tumor-Node-Metastasis (TNM)
staging. The results from the imaging modalities were compared with the
postoperative histopathological outcomes. Results: CT scanning with stomach
contrast agent is more accurate (p