## Abstract ## Purpose The aim of this prospective study was to compare sonography with helical CT in the identification and staging of ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. ## Methods Sixtyβfour patients with histopathologically proven pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma underwent both sonography
Imaging in Staging and Management of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
β Scribed by Raghunandan Vikram; Aparna Balachandran
- Book ID
- 107688923
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 689 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0975-7651
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