The prevalence and implications of incidental findings on ED abdominal CT scans***
Presented at the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) Regional Meeting March 31, 2000 and the SGIM National Meeting May 4, 2000.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Michael J. Barry, MD
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