A prospective study: Investigating the use of oncologist-read CT scans in the investigation of suspected malignant spinal cord compression

Background: Spinal cord compression is a common complication of advanced cancer with significant consequences for individual patients and health care systems as a whole. This condition requires a radiologist reported MRI scan to diagnose, which is a limited resource in many settings. There are no da...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fairhead, Sarah
Other Authors: Niaker, Thuran
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27823