Combined diagnostic imaging in a patient with suspected biliary atresia

Rays - International Journal of Radiological Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 257-261

  Dambra, Donatella Pia ^a   Peschechera, Raffaella ^b   Lo Conte, Luisa ^a   Pantanella, Adriano ^c   Reale, Francesca ^b   Baldari, Giorgio ^a   Bruno, Isabella ^a   Di Giuda, Daniela ^a   Fundarò, Carlo ^c   Maresca, Giulia ^b   Valenza, Venanzio ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^b Istituto di Radiologia di Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Roma   (Italy)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biliary atresia; Neonatal jaundice; Scintigraphy; US

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BILE FLOW; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTASIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEPATOBILIARY SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; INTESTINE BLOOD FLOW; JAUNDICE; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER FUNCTION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN JAUNDICE;

BILE DUCTS; BILIARY ATRESIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LIVER; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL;

EID: 33144480878     PISSN: 03907740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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