Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography: Current Use and Future Applications

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 967-977

  Sahni, Vikram A ^a   Mortele, Koenraad J ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MORPHINE;

ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, MAGNETIC RESONANCE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PANCREATIC DISEASES;

EID: 50649105500     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2008.05.017     Document Type: Article

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