Clinical Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 6 , Pages 608-614 , June 2009

Audit of ultrasound and decision to operate in groin pain of unknown aetiology with ultrasound technique explained

  • R. Depasquale

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    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: Ruben Depasquale, Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Countess of Chester Health Park, Liverpool Road, Chester, Cheshire, UK. Tel.: +44-7909961701.
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  • C. Landes
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  • G. Doyle

Received 12 June 2008 ,Revised 8 November 2008 ,Accepted 23 November 2008.

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PII: S0009-9260(08)00487-X

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2008.11.006

Clinical Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 6 , Pages 608-614 , June 2009

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