Three-dimensional high-resolution reconstruction of the human gastro-oesophageal junction

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 287-296

  Yassi, R ^a   Cheng, L K ^a   Al Ali, S ^b   Sands, G ^a   Gerneke, D ^a   LeGrice, I ^a,b   Pullan, A J ^a,b   Windsor, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Gastro oesophageal junction; Micro anatomy; Microstructural information; Three dimensional

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CAMERA; DIGITAL IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949857305     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20941     Document Type: Article

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