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. 1996 Jan;51(1):1–2. doi: 10.1136/thx.51.1.1

Continuous volume computed tomography in pulmonary embolism: the answer, or just another test?

D M Hansell, S P Padley
PMCID: PMC472790  PMID: 8658355

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