Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatographic (MRCP) imaging of extrahepatic biliary obstruction due to cavernous transformation of the portal vein

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 202-204

  Ryan, Max F ^a,b   Murphy, John P ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b MAYO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMMON BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PORTAL VEIN; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

BILE DUCTS, EXTRAHEPATIC; CALCINOSIS; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLESTASIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL VEIN; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0036776005     PISSN: 08465371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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