Acute Pulmonary Embolism Associated with COVID-19 Pneumonia Detected with Pulmonary CT Angiography
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Overuse and underuse of pulmonary CT angiography in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism
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عنوان ژورنال: Radiology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0033-8419,1527-1315
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2020201544