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One-phase split-bolus CT Urography – A novel approach to reduce radiation dose in diagnostics of congenital anomalies of kidneys and urinary tract in children Cover

One-phase split-bolus CT Urography – A novel approach to reduce radiation dose in diagnostics of congenital anomalies of kidneys and urinary tract in children

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|Jan 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.34763/devperiodmed.20172104.402407 | Journal eISSN: 2719-535X | Journal ISSN: 2719-6488
Language: English
Page range: 402 - 407
Submitted on: Aug 22, 2017
Accepted on: Nov 14, 2017
Published on: Jan 2, 2018
Published by: Institute of Mother and Child
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2018 Przemysław Bombiński, Michał Brzewski, Stanisław Warchoł, Marek Gołębiowski, published by Institute of Mother and Child
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