Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 2 , Pages 126-132 , February 2010

CT colonography: accuracy of initial interpretation by radiographers in routine clinical practice

Received 27 July 2009 ,Revised 16 September 2009 ,Accepted 30 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2009.09.011

Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 2 , Pages 126-132 , February 2010

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