Diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography and ultrasound compared with direct cholangiography in the detection of choledocholithiasis

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-35

  Varghese, J C ^a   Liddell, R P ^a   Farrell, M A ^a   Murray, F E ^a   Osborne, D H ^a   Lee, M J ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Choledocholithiasis; ERCP; Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography; MR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0034101662     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/crad.1999.0319     Document Type: Article

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