Pancreatic portal cavernoma in patients with cavernous transformation of the portal vein: MR findings

European Radiology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2608-2613

  Vilgrain, Valérie ^a,b,c   Condat, Bertrand ^b   O'Toole, Dermot ^b   Plessier, Aurélie ^b   Ruszniewski, Philippe ^a,b,c   Valla, Dominique C ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHE BIOMÉDICALE BICHAT BEAUJON CRB3   (France)

Author keywords

Abnormalities; MR; Pancreas; Portal cavernoma; Portal vein; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE;

ADULT; AGED; BILE DUCT DILATATION; CAVERNOUS TRANSFORMATION OF THE PORTAL VEIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; MESENTERIC VEIN; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PANCREATIC PORTAL CAVERNOMA; PORTAL VEIN OBSTRUCTION; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPLENIC VEIN;

ADULT; AGED; BILE DUCTS; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA, CAVERNOUS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PANCREAS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PORTAL VEIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 70350148226     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-009-1459-6     Document Type: Review

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