Query to know if a field exits in a table

In MsSQLServer what is the query to kown if a field exists in a table
if exist (select * from dbo.sysobjects where id =............
??SELECT *
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE 'MyTable' = TABLE_NAME-PatP|||select 1
from syscolumns
where ID = Object_ID ( '<table_name>' ) and
Name = '<field_name'

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