Three-dimensional sonographic evaluation of the common bile duct

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 939-944

  Rao, Ashutosh V ^a   Champine, Julie G ^b   Forte, Thalia B ^b   Brewington, Cecelia C ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anatomy; Bile duct; Bile ducts; Comparative studies; Scnography; Sonography; Three dimensional

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; GASTROENTEROLOGY; RADIOLOGY; SONOCHEMISTRY;

SONOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; COMMON BILE DUCT; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; RADIOLOGIST; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0042836808     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2003.22.9.939     Document Type: Article

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