Clinical Radiology
Volume 61, Issue 9 , Pages 737-748 , September 2006

Imaging of hepatic infections

  • D.J. Doyle

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: D.J. Doyle, Department of Medical Imaging, University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. M5G 2M9, Canada. Tel.: +1416 3404800x3372; fax: +1416 3403900.
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  • A.E. Hanbidge
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  • M.E. O'Malley

Received 19 October 2005 ,Revised 2 March 2006 ,Accepted 31 March 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2006.03.010

Clinical Radiology
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