Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 6 , Pages 474-480 , June 2010

CT colonography standards

  • D. Burling

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: D. Burling, Intestinal Imaging Centre, St Mark's Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 3UJ, UK. Tel.: +44 20 8235 4180; fax: +44 20 8235 4122.
    • ,
  • on behalf of the International Collaboration for CT colonography Standards

      Affiliations

    • UK Steering group: D. Burling, E. Denton, S. Halligan, C. Kay, G. Maskell, J. Patnick, A. Patterson, R. Valori, C. Wiltsher. Standards subcommittee: D. Burling, A. Lowe, S. Taylor, D. Tolan, C. Bloor, J. Muckian, J. Nightingale. European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology: E. Neri, A. Laghi, J. Stoker, P. Lefere. Canadian Association of Radiologists: L. Stein, M. Fraser-Hill, N. Jaffer, P. O'Brien, G. Stevenson. Abdominal Radiology Group Australia and New Zealand: H. Moore, A. Balasingam, R. Mendelson.

Received 27 August 2009 ,Revised 30 November 2009 ,Accepted 6 December 2009.

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PII: S0009-9260(10)00002-4

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2009.12.003

Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 6 , Pages 474-480 , June 2010

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