Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 96-100 , January 2010

Percutaneous Image-guided Biopsy in an Elderly Population

Received 23 December 2008 ,Revised 21 September 2009 ,Accepted 28 September 2009.

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 None of the authors have identified a conflict of interest.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.09.025

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 96-100 , January 2010

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