64-Detector Row Computed Tomography: An Improved Tool for Evaluating the Biliary and Pancreatic Ducts?

Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 258-271

  Anderson, Stephan W ^a   Zajick, Donald ^a   Lucey, Brian C ^a   Soto, Jorge A ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IOVERSOL;

BILE DUCT CANCER; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; BILE DUCT DISEASE; BILE DUCT INJURY; BILE DUCT MALFORMATION; CANCER STAGING; CAROLI DISEASE; CHOLELITHIASIS; COMMON BILE DUCT CYST; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTRADUCTAL PAPILLARY MUCINOUS TUMOR; MIRIZZI SYNDROME; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PANCREAS CANCER; PANCREAS DISEASE; PANCREAS DIVISUM; PANCREAS DUCT; PANCREATITIS; PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS; REVIEW;

BILE DUCT DISEASES; HUMANS; PANCREATIC DISEASES; PANCREATIC DUCTS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 35348972146     PISSN: 03630188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2007.04.003     Document Type: Review

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