Radiography
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 143-146 , May 2010

Visualisation of uric acid renal calculi (UARC) using computed radiography (CR)

Received 7 January 2009 ,Revised 19 October 2009 ,Accepted 9 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2009.11.001

Radiography
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 143-146 , May 2010