Hepatobiliary and pancreatic imaging in children-techniques and an overview of non-neoplastic disease entities.
Imaging plays a major role in the diagnostic work-up of children with hepatobiliary or pancreatic diseases. It consists mainly of US, CT and MRI, with US and MRI being the preferred imaging modalities because of the lack of ionizing radiation. In this review the technique of US, CT and MRI in childr...
| Published in: | Pediatric Radiology Vol. 41; no. 1; pp. 55 - 76 |
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| Format: | review Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Jan2011
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