Endoscopic ultrasound elastography for differential diagnosis of pancreatic masses: A meta-analysis

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1125-1131

  Hu, Duan Min ^a,b   Gong, Ting Ting ^a   Zhu, Qi ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Differential diagnosis; EUS elastography; Meta analysis; Pancreatic masses

Indexed keywords

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELASTOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PANCREAS TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PUBLICATION BIAS;

EID: 84876680250     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: 15732568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-012-2428-5     Document Type: Article

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