Incidence, patterns, and clinical relevance of variant portal vein anatomy

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 183, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1055-1064

  Covey, Anne M ^a   Brody, Lynn A ^a   Getrajdman, George I ^a   Sofocleous, Constantinos T ^a   Brown, Karen T ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVER CIRCULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PORTAL PHLEBOGRAPHY; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL VEIN; PORTOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 7944237548     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.183.4.1831055     Document Type: Article

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