Diagnosing cholangiocarcinoma in primary sclerosing cholangitis: An "evidence based radiology" review

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 14-17

  Walker, Sarah L ^a   McCormick, P Aidan ^a,b  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Algorithm; Cholangiocarcinoma; Diagnosis; Evidence based radiology (EBR); Primary sclerosing cholangitis

Indexed keywords

BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC; BIOPSY; CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; CHOLANGITIS, SCLEROSING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 37549064705     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-007-9314-1     Document Type: Review

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