Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 3 , Pages 233-237 , March 2007

CT appearances of talc pleurodesis

  • S. Narayanaswamy

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    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: S. Narayanaswamy, Department of Radiology, Derriford Hospital, Derriford Road, Plymouth PL6 8DH, UK. Tel.: +44 0788 306 3000.
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  • S. Kamath
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  • M. Williams

Received 17 July 2006 ,Revised 23 September 2006 ,Accepted 11 October 2006.

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PII: S0009-9260(06)00366-7

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2006.10.007

Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 3 , Pages 233-237 , March 2007

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