Pulmonary Embolism at CT Pulmonary Angiography in Patients with COVID-19
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Overuse and underuse of pulmonary CT angiography in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism
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عنوان ژورنال: Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2638-6135
DOI: 10.1148/ryct.2020200308