Imaging in pregnant patients: Examination appropriateness

Radiographics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1215-1229

  Wieseler, Karen M ^a   Bhargava, Puneet ^a,b   Kanal, Kalpana M ^a   Vaidya, Sandeep ^a,c   Stewart, Brent K ^a   Dighe, Manjiri K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION;

ABNORMALITIES, RADIATION-INDUCED; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION;

EID: 77957747702     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.305105034     Document Type: Article

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