Imaging features of carcinoid tumors of the gastrointestinal tract

Dhakshina Ganeshan1, Priya Bhosale, Thomas Yang

  • 11 All authors: Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Body Imaging Section, Unit 1473, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030-4009.

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