Journal of Radiology Nursing
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 120-121 , December 2009

Body Art Causing Radiological Artifact: A Case Study

  • De'Ann McNamara, BSN
  • ,
  • Angelina Mavropoulos, MD
  • ,
  • William Camann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: William Camann, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115.

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PII: S1546-0843(09)00079-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jradnu.2009.07.002

Journal of Radiology Nursing
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 120-121 , December 2009