Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 5 , Pages 536-542 , May 2008

Gastric schwannomas: radiological features with endoscopic and pathological correlation

  • H.S. Hong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seodaemoon-gu, Seoul, Korea
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  • H.K. Ha

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: H. K. Ha, Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 388–1, Pungnap-2dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138–736, Republic of Korea. Tel.: +82-2-3010-4400; fax: +82-2-476-0090.
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  • H.J. Won

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Korea
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  • J.H. Byun

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Korea
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  • Y.M. Shin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Korea
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  • A.Y. Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Korea
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  • P.N. Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Korea
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  • M.-G. Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Korea
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  • G.H. Lee

      Affiliations

    • Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Korea
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  • M.J. Kim

      Affiliations

    • Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Korea

Received 31 December 2006 ,Revised 17 May 2007 ,Accepted 31 May 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.05.026

Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 5 , Pages 536-542 , May 2008

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