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Re: Colonic perforation during screening CT colonography using automated CO2 insufflation in an asymptomatic adult

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  1. Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Pisa, Via Roma 67, 56100, Pisa, Italy

    Emanuele Neri

  2. Radiology Unit (ICOT/Latina), Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

    Andrea Laghi

  3. Radiology Unit, Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment, Candiolo, Turin, Italy

    Daniele Regge

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Neri, E., Laghi, A. & Regge, D. Re: Colonic perforation during screening CT colonography using automated CO2 insufflation in an asymptomatic adult. Abdom Imaging 33, 748–749 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-008-9429-z

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