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ArticleBJS open2020

Preoperative imaging for colorectal liver metastases: a nationwide population-based study.

A K E Elfrink, M Pool, L R van der Werf, E Marra, M C Burgmans, M R Meijerink, M den Dulk, P B van den Boezem, W W Te Riele, G A Patijn and 12 more

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Article in BJS open, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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22 authors.

A K E ElfrinkScientific Bureau, Dutch Institute for Clinical Auditing, Leiden, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-2332-2849
M PoolDepartment of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Cancer Centre Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
L R van der WerfScientific Bureau, Dutch Institute for Clinical Auditing, Leiden, the Netherlands.
E MarraScientific Bureau, Dutch Institute for Clinical Auditing, Leiden, the Netherlands.
M C BurgmansDepartment of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands.
M R MeijerinkDepartment of Interventional Radiology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Cancer Centre Amsterdam, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
M den DulkDepartments of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
P B van den BoezemRadboud Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
W W Te RieleUniversity Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
G A PatijnIsala, Zwolle, the Netherlands.
M W J M WoutersScientific Bureau, Dutch Institute for Clinical Auditing, Leiden, the Netherlands.
W K G LeclercqMáxima Medical Centre, Veldhoven, the Netherlands.
M S L LiemMedisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands.
P D GobardhanAmphia Medical Centre, Breda, the Netherlands.
C I BuisDepartment of Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
K F D KuhlmannDepartment of Surgery, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
C VerhoefDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
M G BesselinkDepartment of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Cancer Centre Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
D J GrünhagenDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
J M KlaaseDepartment of Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
N F M KokDepartment of Surgery, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
the Dutch Hepato-Biliary Audit Group

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn patients with colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) preoperative imaging may include contrast-enhanced (ce) MRI and [

methodsData for all patients who underwent liver resection for CRLM in the Netherlands between 2014 and 2018 were retrieved from a nationwide auditing database. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to assess use of ceMRI,

resultsA total of 4510 patients were included, of whom 1562 had ceMRI, 872 had DISCUSSION: Significant variation exists concerning the use of preoperative imaging for CRLM between hospitals and oncological networks in the Netherlands. The use of MRI is increasing, whereas that of

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AgedAged, 80 and overCancer Care FacilitiesColorectal NeoplasmsContrast MediaDatabases, FactualFemaleHospitalsHumansLiver NeoplasmsLogistic ModelsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNetherlandsContrast Media

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PMID32374497
PMCPMC7397351

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