Biliary complications after liver transplantation: Diagnosis with MR cholangiopancreatography

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 184, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 812-820

  Valls, Carlos ^a   Alba, Esther ^a   Cruz, Magali ^a   Figueras, Juan ^b   Andía, Eduard ^a   Sanchez, Anna ^a   Lladó, Laura ^b   Serrano, Teresa ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DURAN I REYNALS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON BILE DUCT DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, MAGNETIC RESONANCE; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 16244390515     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.184.3.01840812     Document Type: Article

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