Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 4 , Pages 358-364 , April 2007

Inferior mesenteric veno-caval shunt: imaging features and interventional treatment

  • S. Matsumoto

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: S. Matsumoto, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Hasama-machi, Yufu-shi, Oita 879-5593, Japan. Tel.: +81 97 586 5934; fax: +81 97 586 0025.
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  • H. Mori
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  • Y. Sagara
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  • H. Kiyosue
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  • S. Tanoue

Received 15 May 2006 ,Revised 26 October 2006 ,Accepted 1 November 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2006.11.014

Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 4 , Pages 358-364 , April 2007

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