Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 4 , Pages 401-406 , April 2008

Secretin-assisted CT of the pancreas: improved pancreatic enhancement and tumour conspicuity

Received 20 November 2006 ,Revised 3 October 2007 ,Accepted 4 October 2007.

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PII: S0009-9260(07)00431-X

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.10.002

Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 4 , Pages 401-406 , April 2008

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