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Oral contrast administration for abdominal and pelvic CT scan in emergency setting: is there a happy medium?

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  1. Department of Radiology, Beaumont Health, Oakland University William Beaumont SoM, 115-IC, 3601 West 13 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI, 48073, USA

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Sokhandon, F. Oral contrast administration for abdominal and pelvic CT scan in emergency setting: is there a happy medium?. Abdom Radiol 42, 784–785 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-016-0969-3

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