Coracoid Process: The Lighthouse of the Shoulder

Hussan Mohammed; Matthew R. Skalski; Dakshesh B. Patel; Anderanik Tomasian; Aaron J. Schein; Eric A. White; George F. Rick Hatch; George R. Matcuk

doi:10.1148/RG.2016160039

Coracoid Process: The Lighthouse of the Shoulder

Hussan Mohammed
, Matthew R. Skalski
, Dakshesh B. Patel
, Anderanik Tomasian
, Aaron J. Schein
, Eric A. White
, George F. Rick Hatch
, George R. Matcuk

University of Southern California
Southern California University of Health Sciences

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Original language	American English
Journal	Radiographics
Volume	36
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1148/RG.2016160039
State	Published - Jul 29 2016

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Anatomy

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