Current role of radial and curved-linear arrayed EUS scopes for diagnosis of pancreatic abnormalities in Japan

Digestive Endoscopy

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 9-11

  Atsushi, Irisawa ^a  

^a FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contrast harmonic echo; Elastography; EUS; EUS FNA; Pancreatic cancer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ELASTOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; JAPAN; PANCREAS CANCER; PANCREAS DISEASE;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOSCOPES; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; JAPAN; PANCREAS; PANCREATIC DISEASES;

EID: 79955636250     PISSN: 09155635     EISSN: 14431661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1443-1661.2011.01144.x     Document Type: Article

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