Academic Radiology
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 348-351 , March 2010

Morphological Analysis of Pancreatic Cystic Masses

Received 18 July 2009 ,Accepted 23 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2009.09.013

Academic Radiology
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 348-351 , March 2010

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