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Imaging of Miscellaneous Diseases

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There are many other diseases affecting the lungs that are described briefly in this chapter. These can be encountered in the emergency department or can be discovered incidentally.

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Chawla, A. (2019). Imaging of Miscellaneous Diseases. In: Chawla, A. (eds) Thoracic Imaging. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2544-1_14

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