Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 7 , Pages 791-795 , July 2008

The role of specialist neuroradiology second opinion reporting: is there added value?

  • G.M. Briggs

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Craigavon Area Hospital, Belfast, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: G. Briggs, Craigavon Area Hospital, SHSCT, 68 Lurgan Road, Portadown, Craigavon BT63 5QQ, UK. Tel.: +44 02838334444x2209/3754; fax: +44 02838351466.
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  • P.A. Flynn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroradiology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK
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  • M. Worthington

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, UK
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  • I. Rennie

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroradiology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK
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  • C.S. McKinstry

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroradiology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK

Received 14 June 2007 ,Revised 5 December 2007 ,Accepted 9 December 2007.

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PII: S0009-9260(07)00514-4

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.12.002

Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 7 , Pages 791-795 , July 2008

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