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EUS - T Staging
5-20mHz probes
• High spatial resolution enables
visualization of individual wall
layers
• EUS T staging more accurate
than MDCT
Wide variation in accuracy in literature
(65-92%)
Overstaging early tumours
pT3 tumour
Image from: Bohle W et al. 2011 J Gastrointestin Liver Dis; Vol. 20 No 2, 135-139