Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 9 , Pages 735-743 , September 2010

CT findings in autoimmune pancreatitis: assessment using multiphase contrast-enhanced multisection CT

  • K. Suzuki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: K. Suzuki, Department of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Shouwa-ku, Nagoya, Japan. 466-8550, Japan. Tel.: +81 52 744 2327; fax: +82 52 744 2335.
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  • S. Itoh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Nagoya Hirokoji Clinic, Nagoya, Japan
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  • T. Nagasaka

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Medical Technology, Nagoya University School of Health Science, Nagoya, Japan
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  • H. Ogawa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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  • T. Ota

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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  • S. Naganawa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan

Received 29 March 2010 ,Revised 12 May 2010 ,Accepted 2 June 2010.

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PII: S0009-9260(10)00222-9

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2010.06.002

Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 9 , Pages 735-743 , September 2010

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