Radiography
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 321-326 , November 2010

A comparison of radiographers and radiologists in CT based measurements of abdominal aortic aneurysms

Received 27 October 2009 ,Revised 4 February 2010 ,Accepted 28 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2010.02.008

Radiography
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 321-326 , November 2010

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