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A new explanation for an old finding: the ductus bump

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  1. Department of Radiology, Detroit Medical Center, Children’s Hospital, Wayne State University, 3901 Beaubien Boulevard, Detroit, MI, 48201-2196, USA

    Thomas L. Slovis

  2. Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, Babies Hospital, 3959 Broadway, New York, NY, 10032, USA

    Walter E. Berdon

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Slovis, T.L., Berdon, W.E. A new explanation for an old finding: the ductus bump. Pediatr Radiol 34, 737 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-004-1258-9

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