Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 22-34 , January 2006

Applications of Doppler Imaging in the Musculoskeletal System

  • James Teh, BSc, MBBS, MRCP (FRCR)

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: James Teh, BSc, MBBS, MRCP, FRCR, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Windmill Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LD, United Kingdom.

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PII: S0363-0188(05)00063-0

doi: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2005.10.003

Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 22-34 , January 2006

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