Multi-detector row CT of acute non-traumatic abdominal pain: contrast and protocol considerations.

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Published in Radiol Clin North Am on October 17, 2011

Authors

Stephan W Anderson1, Jorge A Soto

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, MA 02118, USA. Stephan.Anderson@bmc.org

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