Radiography
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 173-181 , August 2010

Variability of vascular CT measurement techniques used in the assessment abdominal aortic aneurysms

Received 29 October 2009 ,Revised 16 February 2010 ,Accepted 25 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2010.02.005

Radiography
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 173-181 , August 2010

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