Pancreas Ductal Adenocarcinoma and its Mimics: Review of Cross-sectional Imaging Findings for Differential Diagnosis

Seung Soo Kim; Gyo Chang Choi; Sung Shick Jou

doi:10.5334/jbsr.1644

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