Focal autoimmune pancreatitis: Radiological characteristics help to distinguish from pancreatic cancer

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 19, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 3634-3641

  Sun, Gao Feng ^a   Zuo, Chang Jing ^a   Shao, Cheng Wei ^a   Wang, Jian Hua ^a   Zhang, Jian ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Computer tomography; Focal autoimmune pancreatitis; Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pancreatic cancer

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; IOHEXOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; AUTOIMMUNE PANCREATITIS; BILE DUCT DILATATION; CALCIFICATION; CELL ENLARGEMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PANCREAS CANCER; PANCREAS DUCT; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR INVASION;

EID: 84879179936     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3634     Document Type: Article

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