Clinical Radiology
Volume 61, Issue 8 , Pages 696-699 , August 2006

Popliteal artery branching patterns—an angiographic study

  • C.P. Day

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    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: C.P. Day, Department of Radiology, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Mytton Oak Road, Shrewsbury SY3 8XQ, UK. Tel.: +44 1785811486; Mob.: 07917 300631.
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  • R. Orme

Received 16 February 2006 ,Revised 8 March 2006 ,Accepted 28 March 2006.

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PII: S0009-9260(06)00105-X

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2006.03.014

Clinical Radiology
Volume 61, Issue 8 , Pages 696-699 , August 2006

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