Clinical Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 5 , Pages 523-528 , May 2009

Multidetector computed tomography findings of spontaneous renal allograft ruptures

  • C. Basaran

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: C. Basaran, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Fevzi Çakmak caddesi 10.sokak No:45, 06490 Bahçelievler/Ankara, Turkey. Tel.: +90 312 2126868; fax: +90 312 223733.
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  • F.Y. Donmez

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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  • N.C. Tarhan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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  • M. Coskun

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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  • M. Haberal

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

Received 13 November 2008 ,Revised 27 December 2008 ,Accepted 6 January 2009.

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PII: S0009-9260(09)00053-1

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2009.01.004

Clinical Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 5 , Pages 523-528 , May 2009

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