Keywords:
Emergency, Musculoskeletal spine, CT, MR, Technical aspects, Trauma
Authors:
G. Harisis, H. Kavnoudias, A. Zia, E. Paul, P. Marovic; Melbourne, VIC/AU
DOI:
10.26044/ranzcr2021/R-0272
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