Clinical Imaging
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 10-20 , January 2011

CT Imaging findings of malignant neoplasms arising in the epigastric region in children

  • Claudia Martinez Rios Arellano

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115, USA
    • ,
  • Supika Kritsaneepaiboon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115, USA
    • Department of Radiology, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, 90110, Thailand
    • ,
  • Edward Y. Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Radiology Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Tel.: +1 617 935 9997.

Received 28 August 2009 ,Accepted 15 November 2009.

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☆ Guarantor of integrity of the entire study: CMRA, SK, EYL. Study concepts and design: CMRA, SK, EYL. Literature research: CMRA, SK, EYL. Clinical studies: N/A. Experimental studies/data analysis: N/A. Statistical analysis: N/A. Manuscript preparation: CMRA, SK, EYL. Manuscript editing: CMRA, SK, EYL.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2009.11.012

Clinical Imaging
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 10-20 , January 2011

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