Relative accuracy of CT and MRI for characterization of cystic pancreatic masses

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 189, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 657-661

  Katz, Douglas S ^a   Friedel, David M ^a   Kho, David ^a   Georgiou, Nicholas ^a   Hines, John J ^b  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CT; Cystic lesions; MRI; Mucinous cystic neoplasms; Neoplasms; Pancreatic cancer; Pancreatic masses; Pancreatic mucinous neoplasms; Pseudocysts

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PANCREAS CYST; PANCREAS ISLET CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC CYST; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34548205246     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.07.2772     Document Type: Note

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