Academic Radiology
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 18-23 , January 2010

Effect of Team Training on Patients' Ability to Complete MRI Examinations

  • Elvira V. Lang, MD, FSIR, FSCEH

      Affiliations

    • Hypnalgesics, LLC, 157 Ivy Street, Brookline, MA 02446
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: E.V.L.
    • ,
  • Cayte Ward, BA

      Affiliations

    • Hypnalgesics, LLC, 157 Ivy Street, Brookline, MA 02446
    • ,
  • Eleanor Laser, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Hypnalgesics, LLC, 157 Ivy Street, Brookline, MA 02446

Received 6 February 2009 ,Accepted 5 July 2009.

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 An abstract was presented at the AUR 2009 meeting.

PII: S1076-6332(09)00397-3

doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2009.07.002

Academic Radiology
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 18-23 , January 2010

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