Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 7 , Pages 819-823 , July 2008

MDCT of inferior mesenteric vein: normal anatomy and pathology

Received 19 June 2007 ,Revised 4 September 2007 ,Accepted 11 September 2007.

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PII: S0009-9260(07)00414-X

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.09.001

Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 7 , Pages 819-823 , July 2008

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