Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 7 , Pages 660-667 , July 2007

CT enteroclysis in the diagnosis of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding: initial results

  • T.P. Jain

      Affiliations

    • Department ofRadiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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  • M.S. Gulati

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging, Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
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  • G.K. Makharia

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Human Nutrition, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: G.K. Makharia, Department of Gastroenterology and Human Nutrition, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari nagar, New Delhi-110 029, India. Tel.: +91 11 26588700x4646; fax: +91 11 26588641/663.
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  • S. Bandhu

      Affiliations

    • Department ofRadiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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  • P.K. Garg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Human Nutrition, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

Received 5 October 2006 ,Revised 12 January 2007 ,Accepted 24 January 2007.

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PII: S0009-9260(07)00125-0

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.01.026

Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 7 , Pages 660-667 , July 2007

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