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Ultrasound detection of crystal gel ball ingestion in children

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  1. Department of Ultrasound, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100045, China

    Xiaoman Wang, Yawei Dong & Liqun Jia

  2. Center for Clinical Epidemiology & Evidence-Based Medicine, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 56 Nan Li Shi Road, Xi Cheng District, Beijing, 100045, China

    Xiaoxia Peng

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Wang, X., Dong, Y., Peng, X. et al. Ultrasound detection of crystal gel ball ingestion in children. Pediatr Radiol 49, 1850–1852 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-019-04499-x

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