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Pragmatic considerations for medical imaging of the obese patient

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    T. É Murray, D. C O’Neill & A. McErlean

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Murray, T.É., O’Neill, D.C. & McErlean, A. Pragmatic considerations for medical imaging of the obese patient. Ir J Med Sci 187, 31–32 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-017-1620-1

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