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Original Papers

Visualization of the Normal Appendix in Children by Non-Contrast MDCT

H. Ozturkmen AkayDicle University Medical School Department of Radiology, Diyarbakir;View further author information
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E. AkpinarDicle University Medical School Department of Radiology, Diyarbakir;
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C. Akgul OzmenDicle University Medical School Department of Radiology, Diyarbakir;
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O. ErgunHacettepe University Medical School Department of Radiology, Ankara.
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M. HalilogluHacettepe University Medical School Department of Radiology, Ankara.
Pages 531-534 | Published online: 11 Mar 2016

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