Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume 26, Issue 10 , Pages 1367-1373 , December 2008

Prospective evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of secretin-enhanced magnetic resonance cholangiopancreaticography in suspected chronic pancreatitis

  • Eric Schlaudraff

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Philipps University, 35033 Marburg, Germany
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  • Hans-Joachim Wagner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Philipps University, 35033 Marburg, Germany
    • Department of Radiology, Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrischshain, 13437 Berlin, Germany
    • ,
  • Klaus J. Klose

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Philipps University, 35033 Marburg, Germany
    • ,
  • Johannes T. Heverhagen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Philipps University, 35033 Marburg, Germany
    • Department of Radiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Philipps University Marburg, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg GmbH, Baldinger Strasse, 35033 Marburg, Germany. Tel.: +49 0 6421 28 66231; fax: +49 0 6421 28 68959.

Received 28 December 2007 ,Revised 4 May 2008 ,Accepted 8 May 2008.

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PII: S0730-725X(08)00153-7

doi: 10.1016/j.mri.2008.05.007

Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume 26, Issue 10 , Pages 1367-1373 , December 2008

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