Helical CT of the urinary tract

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 172, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1199-1206

  Fielding, Julia R ^a   Silverman, Stuart G ^a   Rubin, Geoffrey D ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; KIDNEY BLOOD VESSEL; KIDNEY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; URINARY TRACT; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 0032723567     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.172.5.10227489     Document Type: Review

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