Pancreatic-phase versus portal vein-phase helical CT of the pancreas: Optimal temporal window for evaluation of pancreatic adenocarcinoma

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 605-608

  Boland, Giles W ^a   O'Malley, Martin E ^a   Saez, Marcello ^a   Fernandez del Castillo, Carlos ^a   Warshaw, Andrew L ^a   Mueller, Peter R ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032991392     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.172.3.10063844     Document Type: Article

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