Intrapancreatic accessory spleen: Findings on MR imaging, CT, US and scintigraphy, and the pathologic analysis

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 162-174

  Se, Hyung Kim ^a   Jeong, Min Lee ^a,d   Joon, Koo Han ^a   Jae, Young Lee ^a   Kyoung, Won Kim ^b   Cho, Kyunghee C ^c   Byung, Ihn Choi ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey   (United States)

^d Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT); Magnetic resonance (MR); Pancreas; Spleen; Ultrasound (US)

Indexed keywords

CHORISTOMA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; PANCREAS DISEASE; PANCREAS TUMOR; REVIEW; SPLEEN;

CHORISTOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; PANCREATIC DISEASES; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; SPLEEN;

EID: 41649116218     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2008.9.2.162     Document Type: Review

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