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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2012; 18(6): 541-545
Published online Feb 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i6.541
Published online Feb 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i6.541
Response evaluation of chemotherapy in metastatic colorectal cancer by contrast enhanced ultrasound
Ramin Schirin-Sokhan, Ron Winograd, Christoph Roderburg, Jhenee Bubenzer, Nicole Cabral do Ó, Christian Trautwein, Jens J W Tischendorf, Department of Medicine III, University Hospital Aachen (RWTH), Aachen 52074, Germany
Dorothee Guggenberger, Oncological Medical Practice, Aachen 52064, Germany
Hartmut Hecker, Institute of Biometry, Medical School of Hannover, Hannover 30625, Germany
Author contributions: Tischendorf JJW, Winograd R and Trautwein C designed the study; Tischendorf JJW and Winograd R performed the ultrasound examinations; Schirin-Sokhan R, Hecker H and Roderburg C analyzed the data; Roderburg C, do Ó NC and Guggenberger D were responsible for recruitment and management of patients; Schirin-Sokhan R, Tischendorf JJW, Trautwein C and Roderburg C wrote the manuscript; all authors have approved the final draft of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Jens J W Tischendorf, MD, Department of Medicine III, University Hospital Aachen (RWTH), Pauwels str. 30, Aachen 52074, Germany. jenstischendorf@freenet.de
Telephone: +49-241-8080860 Fax: +49-241-8082455
Received: August 10, 2010
Revised: October 26, 2010
Accepted: November 9, 2011
Published online: February 14, 2012
Revised: October 26, 2010
Accepted: November 9, 2011
Published online: February 14, 2012
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