Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 5 , Pages 403-407 , May 2010

Heterotopic pancreas: typical and atypical imaging findings

  • J.W. Kung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave. Boston, MA 02215, USA. Tel.: +1 267 979 8600; fax: +1 617 667 7917.
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  • A. Brown

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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  • J.B. Kruskal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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  • J.D. Goldsmith

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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  • I. Pedrosa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA

Received 26 September 2009 ,Revised 6 January 2010 ,Accepted 8 January 2010.

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PII: S0009-9260(10)00036-X

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2010.01.005

Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 5 , Pages 403-407 , May 2010

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