Greater and lesser omenta: Normal anatomy and pathologic processes

Radiographics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 707-720

  Yoo, Eunhye ^a   Joo, Hee Kim ^a   Kim, Myeong Jin ^a   Yu, Jeong Sik ^a   Chung, Jae Joon ^a   Yoo, Hyung Sik ^a   Ki, Whang Kim ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OMENTUM; PATHOLOGY; PERITONEAL DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OMENTUM; PERITONEAL DISEASES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34249845702     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.273065085     Document Type: Review

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