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Ultrasound features of blunt testicular injury

  • M Micallef

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Radiology, Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Present address: Department of Radiology, St Luke's Hospital, G'Mangia, Malta
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  • I Ahmad

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland
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  • N Ramesh

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Radiology, Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland
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  • M Hurley

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Radiology, Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland
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  • D McInerney

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Radiology, Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland

,Accepted 26 April 2000.

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