Evaluation of magnetic resonance angiography in detection of gastric varices

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 321-326

  Sato, Takahiro ^a   Yamazaki, Katsu ^a   Toyota, Jouji ^a   Karino, Yoshiyasu ^a   Ohmura, Takumi ^a   Suga, Toshihiro ^a  

^a Sapporo Kosei General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gastric varices; MR angiography; Portal hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH VARICES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032782058     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005350050268     Document Type: Article

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