Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology
Volume 37, Issue 5 , Pages 219-230 , September 2008

Ultrasound of Muscle

  • Marianna Vlychou, MD
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  • James Teh, MB, BS, MRCP, FRCR

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: James Teh, MB, BS, MRCP, FRCR, Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Windmill Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LD, United Kingdom.

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doi: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2007.08.006

Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology
Volume 37, Issue 5 , Pages 219-230 , September 2008

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