Seminars in Roentgenology
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages 39-49 , January 2008

Imaging Hepatobiliary Disease in Children

  • Lisa H. Lowe, MD, FAAP

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Lisa H. Lowe, MD, FAAP, Associate Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City Pediatric Radiology fellowship director, Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO 64108.

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doi: 10.1053/j.ro.2007.08.006

Seminars in Roentgenology
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages 39-49 , January 2008

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