The peritoneum, mesenteries and omenta: Normal anatomy and pathological processes

European Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 886-900

  Healy, J C ^a   Reznek, R H ^b  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdomen, peritoneum; Normal anatomy, pathology, CT, MRI peritoneum

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MESENTERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OMENTUM; PERITONEAL DISEASE; PERITONEUM; PERITONEUM TUMOR; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MESENTERY; OMENTUM; PERITONEAL DISEASES; PERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; PERITONEUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031604210     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050485     Document Type: Review

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