Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 319-335 , October 2003

The multifaceted role of radiology in small bowel obstruction

  • Kumaresan Sandrasegaran, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Radiology and Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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  • Dean D.T Maglinte, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dean D. T. Maglinte, M.D., Department of Radiology, Indiana University Medical Center, 550 N University Boulevard, University Hospital, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5257, USA
    • Departments of Radiology and Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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  • Thomas J Howard, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Radiology and Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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  • Frederick M Kelvin, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Methodist Hospital of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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  • John C Lappas, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Radiology and Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA

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Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 319-335 , October 2003

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