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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 14, 2013; 19(34): 5732-5737
Published online Sep 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i34.5732
Published online Sep 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i34.5732
Application value of multi-slice spiral computed tomography for imaging determination of metastatic lymph nodes of gastric cancer
Chun-Lai Dai, Zhi-Gang Yang, Department of Radiology, the First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
Li-Ping Xue, Press of Maternal and Child Health Care of China, Medicine Periodical House of Jilin Province, Changchun 130061, Jilin Province, China
Yu-Mei Li, Department of Pediatrics, the First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
Author contributions: Dai CL was in charge of experimental design and carrying out the study; Yang ZG and Xue LP were responsible for image collection and after treatment at the workstation; Li YM took charge of collecting and analyzing data.
Supported by Jilin Provincial Science and Technology Department No. 201015158, No. 20110922; and Jilin Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 2011-JS20
Correspondence to: Yu-Mei Li, MD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, the First Hospital of Jilin University, Xinmin Street No. 1, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China. liyumei1988@126.com
Telephone: +86-431-88783976 Fax: +86-431-88783975
Received: May 27, 2013
Revised: July 29, 2013
Accepted: August 12, 2013
Published online: September 14, 2013
Processing time: 110 Days and 11.1 Hours
Revised: July 29, 2013
Accepted: August 12, 2013
Published online: September 14, 2013
Processing time: 110 Days and 11.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Gastric cancer is one of the most common malignant tumours of the digestive system. In recent years, individualised surgical therapy has been applied for gastric cancer. This study plan explored the distribution, size, shape and enhancement characteristics of metastatic lymph nodes. It also provided a basis for determining lymph node metastasis before surgery by retrospectively analyzing multi-slice spiral computed tomography manifestations of lymph nodes of patients with gastric cancer after surgery in the hospital. The findings were compared with the pathological results.