Ultrasound in gastroenterology. Biliopancreatic system;Aktueller stand der sonographie in der gastroenterologie. Biliopankreatisches system

Medizinische Klinik

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 112-126

  Nuernberg, Dieter ^a   Ignee, André ^b   Dietrich, Christoph F ^b,c  

^a Ruppiner Kliniken GmbH   (Germany)

^b Caritaskrankenhaus ^*  (Germany)

^c CARITAS KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Choledocholithiasis; Contrast enhanced ultrasound; Pancreatic tumor; Pancreatitis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

BILE DUCT; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CHOLECYSTITIS; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMAN; PANCREAS; PANCREAS TUMOR; PANCREATITIS; PEROPERATIVE CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASOUND; X RAY;

ADENOMA; BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC; BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; CARCINOMA; CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; CHOLANGITIS, SCLEROSING; CHOLECYSTITIS; CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; GALLBLADDER NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC DISEASES; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PANCREATITIS; POLYPS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 33847415434     PISSN: 07235003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00063-007-1003-x     Document Type: Review

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