The efficacy of endoscopic ultrasound for the diagnosis of common bile duct stones as compared to CT, MRCP, and ERCP

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 301-302

  Chen, Chun Chia ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84864096874     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcma.2012.05.002     Document Type: Editorial

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