The acute abdomen: Computed tomography
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The use of pre-operative computed tomography in the assessment of the acute abdomen
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عنوان ژورنال: RadioGraphics
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0271-5333,1527-1323
DOI: 10.1148/radiographics.5.2.307