Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 9 , Pages 744-749 , September 2010

Duplex sonography in the planning and evaluation of arteriovenous fistulae for haemodialysis

  • S.F. Kerr

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: S.F. Kerr, Department of Radiology, St James' University Hospital, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK. Tel.: +44 113 2064330; fax: +44 113 2064640.
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  • S. Krishan
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  • R.C. Lapham
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  • M.J. Weston

Received 17 December 2009 ,Revised 20 January 2010 ,Accepted 27 January 2010.

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PII: S0009-9260(10)00146-7

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2010.01.021

Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 9 , Pages 744-749 , September 2010

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