Comparative Evaluation of Two Venous Sampling Techniques for the Assessment of Pancreatic Insulin and Zinc Release upon Glucose Challenge

<div>Preinterventional planning CT angiography. Coronal CT angiogram demonstrating the normal vascular anatomy of the portal venous system. Note the splenoportal confluence (arrow) and the long extra-hepatic course of the portal vein (arrowheads) in relation to the pancreatic duodenal lobe (DL) and the splenic lobe (SL). Both pancreas lobes are outlined in green.</div>

Journal of Diabetes Research

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Figure 1: Comparative Evaluation of Two Venous Sampling Techniques for the Assessment of Pancreatic Insulin and Zinc Release upon Glucose Challenge 