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Original Article

Effect of Saline Pushing after Contrast Material Injection in Abdominal Multidetector Computed Tomography with the Use of Different Iodine Concentrations

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Pages 192-197 | Accepted 14 Oct 2005, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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