Radiography
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 121-133 , May 2009

PACS influence the radiographer's work

  • Kent Fridell

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, CLINTEC, Department of Radiography, Karolinska Institutet, 141 83 Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +46 08 728 38 70.
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  • Peter Aspelin

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, CLINTEC, Department of Radiography, Karolinska Institutet, 141 83 Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
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  • Lars Edgren

      Affiliations

    • Skåne County Council, Sweden
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  • Lars Lindsköld

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, CLINTEC, Department of Radiography, Karolinska Institutet, 141 83 Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
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  • Nina Lundberg

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, CLINTEC, Department of Radiography, Karolinska Institutet, 141 83 Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden

Received 5 October 2007 ,Revised 26 February 2008 ,Accepted 27 March 2008.

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Radiography
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 121-133 , May 2009

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