Biliary atresia in neonates and infants: Triangular area of high signal intensity in the porta hepatis at T2-weighted MR cholangiography with US and histopathologic correlation

Radiology

Volumn 215, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 395-401

  Kim, Myung Joon ^a   Park, Young Nyun ^a   Han, Seok Joo ^a   Yoon, Choon Sik ^a   Yoo, Hyung Sik ^a   Hwang, Eui Ho ^a   Chung, Ki Sup ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bile ducts, abnormalities; Bile ducts, MR; Bile ducts, radionuclide studies; Bile ducts, US; Gallbladder; Hepatitis; Infants, newborn, gastrointestinal tract

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BILE DUCT DILATATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; LIVER HILUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; MALE; NEWBORN; PORTOENTEROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0343134138     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.215.2.r00ma04395     Document Type: Article

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