Influence of surgeon's experience on fluoroscopy time during endourological interventions

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 183-187

  Ritter, M ^a   Siegel, F ^a   Krombach, P ^a   Martinschek, A ^a,b   Weiss, C ^c   Hacker A ^a   Pelzer, A E ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b BUNDESWEHRKRANKENHAUS ULM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d Hospital Ingolstadt   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endourology; Experience; Imaging; Radiation exposure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873193706     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-012-0923-0     Document Type: Article

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