Barium sulfate for abdominal computer assisted tomography.

Abstract:

:A low density barium sulfate mixture has been specially formulated and routinely used in over 800 abdominal computer assisted tomography scans over the past 3 years.

journal_name

J Comput Assist Tomogr

authors

Hatfield KD,Segal SD,Tait K

doi

10.1097/00004728-198008000-00038

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1980-08-01 00:00:00

pages

570

issue

4

eissn

0363-8715

issn

1532-3145

journal_volume

4

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