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Illegal intra-corporeal packets: can dual energy CT be used for the evaluation of cocaine concentration? A cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: The recent implementation of the dual energy technology on CT-scanners has opened new perspectives in tissue and material characterization. This study aims to evaluate whether dual energy CT can be used to assess the concentration of cocaine of intra-intestinal illegal packets. METHODS:...
Autores principales: | Platon, Alexandra, Becker, Minerva, Becker, Christoph D., Lock, Eric, Wolff, Hans, Perneger, Thomas, Poletti, Pierre-Alexandre |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4712503/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26762344 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12880-016-0106-3 |
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