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  1. Department of Radiology, Rikshospitalet, 0017, Oslo, Norway

    Jarl Å. Jakobsen MD (Professor)

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    Henrik S. Thomsen MD (Professor) (Professor)

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Jakobsen, J.Å. (2006). Contrast Medium Extravasation Injury. In: Thomsen, H.S. (eds) Contrast Media. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27742-0_15

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