Clinical Oncology
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 39-42 , February 2009

Does Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Spine Have a Role in the Staging of Prostate Cancer?

  • R. Venkitaraman

      Affiliations

    • Academic Uro-oncology Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey, UK
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  • G.J.R. Cook

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nuclear Medicine, Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey, UK
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  • D.P. Dearnaley

      Affiliations

    • Academic Uro-oncology Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey, UK
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  • C.C. Parker

      Affiliations

    • Academic Uro-oncology Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey, UK
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  • R.A. Huddart

      Affiliations

    • Academic Uro-oncology Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey, UK
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  • V. Khoo

      Affiliations

    • Academic Uro-oncology Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey, UK
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  • R. Eeles

      Affiliations

    • Academic Uro-oncology Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey, UK
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  • A. Horwich

      Affiliations

    • Academic Uro-oncology Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey, UK
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  • S.A. Sohaib

      Affiliations

    • Division of Radiology, Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationAuthor for correspondence: S. A. Sohaib, Royal Marsden Hospital, Downs Road, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5PT, UK. Tel: +44-20-8661-3214; Fax: +44-20-8661-3506.

Received 21 June 2008 ,Revised 24 September 2008 ,Accepted 25 September 2008.

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PII: S0936-6555(08)00401-9

doi: 10.1016/j.clon.2008.09.006

Clinical Oncology
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 39-42 , February 2009

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