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Anatomy of the Thorax

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An overview of the anatomy of the thorax with radiological images in order to provide a concise guide to help the recognition of the main structures.

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  1. Department of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Isabella Ceravolo, Michele Anzidei & Susan Dababou

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  1. Department of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, Sapienza, University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Iacopo Carbone

  2. Department of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, Sapienza, University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Michele Anzidei

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Ceravolo, I., Anzidei, M., Dababou, S. (2020). Anatomy of the Thorax. In: Carbone, I., Anzidei, M. (eds) Thoracic Radiology . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35765-8_1

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