Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 6 , Pages 481-487 , June 2010

Frequency of variations in aortic arch anatomy depicted on multidetector CT

  • G.C. Jakanani

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    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: G. C. Jakanani, Department of Clinical Radiology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Infirmary Square, Leicester LE1 5WW, UK. Tel.: +44 1162541414; fax: 01162588358.
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  • W. Adair

Received 18 September 2009 ,Revised 8 February 2010 ,Accepted 14 February 2010.

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PII: S0009-9260(10)00078-4

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2010.02.003

Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 6 , Pages 481-487 , June 2010

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