The relative roles of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) and endoscopic ultrasound in diagnosis of malignant common bile duct strictures: A critically appraised topic

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 10-13

  McMahon, Colm J ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bile duct neoplasms; Cholangiopancreatography; Cholestasis; Endosonography; Evidence based medicine; Magnetic resonance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHOLESTASIS; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 37549037463     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-007-9305-2     Document Type: Article

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