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*[[CT scan]] may be helpful in the diagnosis of cancer of unknown primary origin. | |||
== CT scan == | |||
*[[CT scan]] may be helpful in the diagnosis of cancer of unknown primary origin. It is considered one of the most valuable diagnostic tools in the search for the primary origin of the tumor. | |||
*CT scanning has provided a 20% increase in diagnostic accuracy relative to other imaging modalities.<ref name="pmid7087129">{{cite journal| author=Karsell PR, Sheedy PF, O'Connell MJ| title=Computed tomography in search of cancer of unknown origin. | journal=JAMA | year= 1982 | volume= 248 | issue= 3 | pages= 340-3 | pmid=7087129 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7087129 }} </ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: , Roukoz A. Karam, M.D.[2]
Overview
- CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of cancer of unknown primary origin.
CT scan
- CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of cancer of unknown primary origin. It is considered one of the most valuable diagnostic tools in the search for the primary origin of the tumor.
- CT scanning has provided a 20% increase in diagnostic accuracy relative to other imaging modalities.[1]
References
- ↑ Karsell PR, Sheedy PF, O'Connell MJ (1982). "Computed tomography in search of cancer of unknown origin". JAMA. 248 (3): 340–3. PMID 7087129.