Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography: The ABC of MRCP

Insights into Imaging

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-21

  Griffin, Nyree ^a   Charles Edwards, Geoff ^a   Grant, Lee Alexander ^b  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bile duct abnormalities; Bile duct calculi; Bile duct neoplasms; MR cholangiopancreatography; Pancreatic ducts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865652265     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18694101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13244-011-0129-9     Document Type: Review

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