Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 353-363 , October 2003

Mutidetector row and 3D CT of the mesenteric vasculature: normal anatomy and pathology

  • Karen M Horton, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Radiology and Oncology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • ,
  • Elliot K Fishman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Radiology and Oncology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Elliot K. Fishman, M.D., Professor of Radiology and Oncology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 601 N. Caroline Street, JHOC 3251, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA

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doi: 10.1016/S0887-2171(03)00071-4

Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 353-363 , October 2003

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