Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 3 , Pages 193-197 , March 2010

Optimal reconstructed section thickness for the detection of liver lesions with multidetector CT

Received 4 June 2009 ,Revised 24 September 2009 ,Accepted 18 October 2009.

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PII: S0009-9260(09)00391-2

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2009.10.009

Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 3 , Pages 193-197 , March 2010

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