A Study of Heart and Thoracic Size and Cardiothoracic Ratio on Chest Radiography in Digital-Radiography System
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Science and Technology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0974-5645,0974-6846
DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2015/v8is5/61469