Anatomy of the retroperitoneum: Observations of the distribution of pathologic fluid collections

Radiology

Volumn 200, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 95-103

  Molmenti, Ernesto P ^a   Balfe, Dennis M ^a   Kanterman, Robert Y ^a   Bennett, Harold F ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Retroperitoneal space; Retroperitoneal space, CT

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MESENTERY; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEUM; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029948454     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.200.1.8657951     Document Type: Article

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