Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 33, Issue 1 , Pages 4-10 , February 2012

Fetal Risk in Diagnostic Radiology

  • Cheri P. Nguyen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Cheri P. Nguyen, MD, Department of Radiology, Baystate Medical Center, 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA 01199
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  • Lawrence H. Goodman, MD

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doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2011.09.003

Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 33, Issue 1 , Pages 4-10 , February 2012