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Compression of the extrahepatic bile duct by the portal vein: a diagnostic pitfall of MR cholangiopancreatography

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  1. Department of Radiology, Showa General Hospital, 2-450 Tenjincho, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-0004, Japan

    Hidemasa Takao, Ko Yamahira, Ippei Doi & Toshiaki Watanabe

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Takao, H., Yamahira, K., Doi, I. et al. Compression of the extrahepatic bile duct by the portal vein: a diagnostic pitfall of MR cholangiopancreatography. Eur Radiol 15, 1069–1070 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-004-2471-5

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