Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 37-42 , January 2007

CT assessment of anastomotic bowel leak

  • N. Power

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada
    • Current address: Department of Medical Imaging, Barts and the London NHS trust, Whitechapel, London England E1 1BB.
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  • M. Atri

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: M. Atri, Medical Imaging Sunnybrook and Women's College, Health Science Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M5. Tel.: +1 (416) 480-6100x1418; fax: +1 (416) 480-5228.
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  • S. Ryan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada
    • Current address: Department of Medical Imaging, Kings College, Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, England SE5 9RS.
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  • R. Haddad

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada
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  • A. Smith

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada

Received 10 March 2006 ,Revised 7 July 2006 ,Accepted 3 August 2006.

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PII: S0009-9260(06)00276-5

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2006.08.004

Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 37-42 , January 2007

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