Comparison of different MRCP techniques for the depiction of biliary complications after liver transplantation

European Radiology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1749-1756

  Kinner, Sonja ^a   Dechêne, Alexander ^a   Ladd, Susanne C ^a   Zöpf, Thomas ^a   Maldonado De Dechêne, Evelin ^a   Gerken, Guido ^a   Lauenstein, Thomas C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anastomosis stenosis; Biliary stenosis; ITBL; Liver transplantation; MRCP

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS STENOSIS; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CHOLELITHIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, MAGNETIC RESONANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 77954815177     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-010-1714-x     Document Type: Article

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