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Original Article

Multicenter Evaluation of a New Laser Guidance System for Computed Tomography Intervention

K. Brabrand Department of Radiology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Technical University, Aachen, Germany; Department of Radiology, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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T. M. AaløKKen Department of Radiology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Technical University, Aachen, Germany; Department of Radiology, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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G. A. Krombach Department of Radiology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Technical University, Aachen, Germany; Department of Radiology, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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R. W. Günther Department of Radiology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Technical University, Aachen, Germany; Department of Radiology, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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R. Tariq Department of Radiology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Technical University, Aachen, Germany; Department of Radiology, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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A. Magnusson Department of Radiology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Technical University, Aachen, Germany; Department of Radiology, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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P.‐G. Lindgren Department of Radiology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Technical University, Aachen, Germany; Department of Radiology, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Uppsala, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 308-312 | Accepted 28 Jan 2004, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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