Pancreatic malignancy: Effect of dual-phase helical CT in tumor detection and vascular opacification

Radiology

Volumn 205, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 513-518

  Keogan, Mary T ^a   McDermott, Vincent G ^a   Paulson, Erik K ^a   Sheafor, Douglas H ^a   Frederick, M Gena ^a   DeLong, David M ^a   Nelson, Rendon C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT); Pancreas, CT; Pancreas, neoplasms; Pancreatitis

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREAS BLOOD FLOW; PANCREAS CANCER; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ATTENUATION; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 33748493583     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.205.2.9356637     Document Type: Article

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