Radionuclide Imaging in the Evaluation of Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding
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عنوان ژورنال: RadioGraphics
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0271-5333,1527-1323
DOI: 10.1148/radiographics.20.4.g00jl351153