Clinical Radiology
Volume 61, Issue 12 , Pages 1016-1022 , December 2006

The value of the per oral pneumocolon in the study of the distal ileal loops

  • L.M. Minordi

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    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: L.M. Minordi, Dipartimento di Bioimmagini e Scienze Radiologiche, Istituto di Radiologia, UCSC, L.go A.Gemelli, Roma, Italia. Tel.: +39-0661522661; fax: +39-0630151.
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  • A. Vecchioli
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  • G. Dinardo
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  • L. Bonomo

Received 8 December 2005 ,Revised 9 July 2006 ,Accepted 15 August 2006.

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PII: S0009-9260(06)00298-4

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2006.08.005

Clinical Radiology
Volume 61, Issue 12 , Pages 1016-1022 , December 2006

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