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. 1998 Aug;53(Suppl 2):S25–S31. doi: 10.1136/thx.53.2008.s25

Spiral computed tomographic scanning and magnetic resonance angiography for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism

P A Grenier, C Beigelman
PMCID: PMC1765892  PMID: 10193344

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