Gastroenterology
Volume 136, Issue 3 , Pages 776-779 , March 2009

Pancreatic Imaging: Current State of the Art

  • Timothy P. Kinney

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests Address requests for reprints to Timothy P. Kinney, MD, University of Minnesota, Hennepin County Medical Center, 701 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415
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  • Martin L. Freeman

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 Conflicts of interest The authors disclose no conflicts.

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doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.01.023

Gastroenterology
Volume 136, Issue 3 , Pages 776-779 , March 2009

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