Bowel Wall Thickening on Computed Tomography in Children: A Novel Method of Measurement and Its Clinical Significance |
Lee, Do Kyung
(Department of Pediatrics, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine)
Cho, Ky Young (Department of Pediatrics, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine) Cho, Hyun-hae (Department of Radiology, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine) Seo, Jeong Wan (Department of Pediatrics, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine) |
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