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Multidetector-Row CT of the Thorax

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  1. Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital (CHUV), 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland

    M. Wintermark MD & P. Schnyder MD (Professor)

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Wintermark, M., Schnyder, P. (2006). MDCT of Chest Trauma. In: Joseph Schoepf, U. (eds) Multidetector-Row CT of the Thorax. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30006-6_28

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