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Published in: European Radiology 2/2015

Open Access 01-02-2015 | Guideline

Clinical indications for computed tomographic colonography: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR) Guideline

Authors: Cristiano Spada, Jaap Stoker, Onofre Alarcon, Federico Barbaro, Davide Bellini, Michael Bretthauer, Margriet C. De Haan, Jean-Marc Dumonceau, Monika Ferlitsch, Steve Halligan, Emma Helbren, Mikael Hellstrom, Ernst J. Kuipers, Philippe Lefere, Thomas Mang, Emanuele Neri, Lucio Petruzziello, Andrew Plumb, Daniele Regge, Stuart A. Taylor, Cesare Hassan, Andrea Laghi

Published in: European Radiology | Issue 2/2015

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Metadata
Title
Clinical indications for computed tomographic colonography: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR) Guideline
Authors
Cristiano Spada
Jaap Stoker
Onofre Alarcon
Federico Barbaro
Davide Bellini
Michael Bretthauer
Margriet C. De Haan
Jean-Marc Dumonceau
Monika Ferlitsch
Steve Halligan
Emma Helbren
Mikael Hellstrom
Ernst J. Kuipers
Philippe Lefere
Thomas Mang
Emanuele Neri
Lucio Petruzziello
Andrew Plumb
Daniele Regge
Stuart A. Taylor
Cesare Hassan
Andrea Laghi
Publication date
01-02-2015
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Radiology / Issue 2/2015
Print ISSN: 0938-7994
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1084
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-014-3435-z

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