Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 29, Issue 5 , Pages 369-377 , October 2008

Nontraumatic Emergencies of Abdominal Aorta

  • Caterina Missiroli, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Milan, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, San Paolo Hospital, Milan, Italy
    • ,
  • Ajay K. Singh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Massachusetts Memorial Health Center, Worcester, MA
    • Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Ajay Singh, MD, 10 Museum Way, #524, Cambridge, MA 02141

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doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2008.06.008

Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 29, Issue 5 , Pages 369-377 , October 2008

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