Who needs an endoscopic ultrasound?

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 657-659

  Lam, Eric C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CANCER STAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PANCREAS DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 29544451787     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2005/382684     Document Type: Article

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