Radiation from CT and perfusion scanning in pregnancy
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- DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7512.350
Radiation from CT and perfusion scanning in pregnancy
Erratum in
- BMJ. 2005 Sep 17;331(7517):613
Comment on
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UK agency reports slight increase in radiation exposure.BMJ. 2005 May 28;330(7502):1229. doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7502.1229. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 15920123 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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