MR imaging of the gallbladder

Topics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 312-320

  Kelekis, Nikolaos L ^a   Semelka, Richard C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

MR imaging, biliary system; MR imaging, gall bladder; MR imaging, high speed imaging

Indexed keywords

BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CHOLECYSTITIS; CHOLELITHIASIS; GALLBLADDER CANCER; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; HUMAN; METASTASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0029907262     PISSN: 08993459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002142-199610000-00006     Document Type: Review

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