Clinical Imaging
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 316-318 , July 2010

X-ray appearance of subcutaneous gemstones as part of alternative/holistic medicine: a case report and review of the literature

Received 10 July 2009 ,Accepted 15 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2009.08.026

Clinical Imaging
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 316-318 , July 2010

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