Clinical Radiology
Volume 61, Issue 12 , Pages 996-1002 , December 2006

Diagnosing pancreatic cancer: the role of percutaneous biopsy and CT

  • Z. Amin

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Imaging
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: Z. Amin, Department of Imaging, University College Hospital, Imaging 2nd Floor, 235 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BU, UK. Tel.: +44 207 3809070; fax: +44 207 3809297.
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  • B. Theis

      Affiliations

    • Surgery, University College Hospital, London
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  • R.C.G. Russell

      Affiliations

    • Surgery, University College Hospital, London
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  • C. House

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Imaging
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  • M. Novelli

      Affiliations

    • Histopathology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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  • W.R. Lees

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Imaging

Received 23 March 2006 ,Revised 29 June 2006 ,Accepted 7 July 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2006.07.005

Clinical Radiology
Volume 61, Issue 12 , Pages 996-1002 , December 2006

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