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Core curriculum illustration: infectious aortitis

Author: F. A. Mann

Published in: Emergency Radiology | Issue 2/2014

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This is the sixth installment of a series that will highlight one case per publication issue from the bank of cases available online as part of the American Society of Emergency Radiology (ASER) educational resources. Our goal is to generate more interest in and use of our online materials. To view more cases online, please visit the ASER Core Curriculum and Recommendations for Study online at: http://www.aseronline.org/curriculum/toc.htm.

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Title: Core curriculum illustration: infectious aortitis
Author: F. A. Mann
Publication date: 01-04-2014
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Emergency Radiology / Issue 2/2014
Print ISSN: 1070-3004
Electronic ISSN: 1438-1435
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-014-1199-z

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