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Abdominal Radiology
Published in: Abdominal Radiology 2/2004

01-03-2004 | The query corner

Ureteral colic: US versus CT

Authors: T. Ripollés, J. Errando, M. Agramunt, M.-J. Martínez

Published in: Abdominal Radiology | Issue 2/2004

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I. I. Rabi, the Nobel prize-winning physicist, has told of an early influence upon his sense of inquiry: On returning from grade school each day, his mother would ask, not “Did you learn anything today?,” but rather “Did you ask a good question today?” …
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Metadata
Title
Ureteral colic: US versus CT
Authors
T. Ripollés
J. Errando
M. Agramunt
M.-J. Martínez
Publication date
01-03-2004
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Abdominal Radiology / Issue 2/2004
Print ISSN: 2366-004X
Electronic ISSN: 2366-0058
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-003-0098-7

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