Reappraisal of left-sided gallbladder and its accompanying anomalies: A report of two cases and literature review

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 233-236

  Wu, T C ^a   Lee, R C ^a   Chiang, J H ^a   Chang, C Y ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT); Gallbladder, abnormalities; Magnetic resonance (MR)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SURGERY;

GALLBLADDER, ABNORMALITIES; MAGNETIS RESONANCE (MR);

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; GALLBLADDER; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; LIVER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PORTAL PHLEBOGRAPHY; PORTAL VEIN; RADIOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; GALLBLADDER; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL VEIN; PORTOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 22844450879     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850510012706     Document Type: Review

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