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TWELVE TIPS

Twelve tips for interpreting abdominal CT scans

Sailantra Sivathasana Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospital Trust, Cambridge, UKView further author information
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Jakub Nagrodzkib Peterborough City Hospital, North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, Peterborough, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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David McGowana Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospital Trust, Cambridge, UKView further author information
Pages 956-959 | Published online: 03 Nov 2020

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