Abdominal trauma imaging: imaging choices and appropriateness.

Pediatr Radiol

Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Radiology, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-5056, USA.

Published: April 2009

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