Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 2 , Pages 160-164 , February 2008

Incidental vertebral fractures on multidetector CT images of the chest: prevalence and recognition

  • E.K. Woo

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    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: E.K. Woo, Department of Radiology, 1st Floor, Lambeth Wing, St Thomas' Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7EH, UK. Tel.: +44 (0) 20 71885461; fax: +44 (0) 20 79288071.
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  • H. Mansoubi
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  • F. Alyas

Received 16 June 2006 ,Revised 10 January 2007 ,Accepted 31 January 2007.

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PII: S0009-9260(07)00344-3

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.01.031

Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 2 , Pages 160-164 , February 2008

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