Pancreatic cancer imaging: The new role of endoscopic ultrasound

Journal of the Pancreas

Volumn 8, Issue 1 SUPPL, 2007, Pages 85-97

  De Angelis, Claudio ^a   Repici, Alessandro ^b   Carucci, Patrizia ^a   Bruno, Mauro ^a   Goss, Matteo ^a   Mezzabotta, Lavinia ^a   Pellicano, Rinaldo ^a   Saracco, Giorgio ^a   Rizzetto, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Molecular Gastroenterology Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Diagnostic imaging; Endosonography; Fine needle; Pancreatic neoplasms; Spiral computed; Tomography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PANCREAS DISEASE; PATHOLOGY;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PANCREATIC DISEASES;

EID: 34547959565     PISSN: 15908577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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