Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 555-560 , April 2008

CPT®: An Open System That Describes All That You Do

  • William T. Thorwarth Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author and reprints: William T. Thorwarth, Jr, MD, Catawba Radiological Associates, PO Box 308, Hickory, NC 28603

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PII: S1546-1440(07)00612-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2007.10.004

Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 555-560 , April 2008