European Journal of Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 2 , Pages 166-169 , May 2007

The role of CT and endoscopic ultrasound in pre-operative staging of pancreatic cancer

  • Zdenek Kala

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    • Department of Surgery, Faculty Hospital Brno, Jihlavska 20, 639 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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  • Vlastimil Válek

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Faculty Hospital Brno, Jihlavska 20, 639 00 Brno, Czech Republic
    • Tel.: +420 532 233 007.
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  • Jan Hlavsa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Faculty Hospital Brno, Jihlavska 20, 639 00 Brno, Czech Republic
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author Tel.: +420 532 232 983; fax: +420 532 233 900.
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  • Kyselová Hana

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, St. Annás Faculty Hospital, Pekařská 53, 656 91 Brno, Czech Republic
    • Tel.: +420 543 181 111.
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  • Anna Váňová

      Affiliations

    • Pedagogical Faculty of Masaryk University, Poříčí 9, 603 00, Czech Republic

Received 30 January 2007 ,Accepted 31 January 2007.

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PII: S0720-048X(07)00061-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2007.01.039

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 2 , Pages 166-169 , May 2007

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