Diagnosing urinary tract abnormalities: intravenous urography or CT urography?
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Assessment of CT urography in the diagnosis of urinary tract abnormalities.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Reports in Medical Imaging
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1179-1586
DOI: 10.2147/rmi.s35592