Clinical Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 6 , Pages 615-621 , June 2009

Ultrasound for initial evaluation and triage of clinically suspicious soft-tissue masses

  • A. Lakkaraju

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds, UK
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  • R. Sinha

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds, UK
    • Current address: Newcastle Hospital NHS TRUST, Newcastle, UK.
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  • R. Garikipati

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds, UK
    • Current address: Queens Hospital, Burton-upon-Trent, UK.
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  • S. Edward

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds, UK
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  • P. Robinson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: P. Robinson, Musculoskeletal Centre, X-Ray Department, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds LS7 4SA, UK. Tel.: +44 113 3924514; fax: +44 113 3924550.

Received 26 September 2008 ,Revised 5 January 2009 ,Accepted 13 January 2009.

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PII: S0009-9260(09)00091-9

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2009.01.012

Clinical Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 6 , Pages 615-621 , June 2009

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