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Multidetector row CT detection of a post-traumatic chest wall pseudoaneurysm

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Chen, J.K., Johnson, P.T. & Fishman, E.K. Multidetector row CT detection of a post-traumatic chest wall pseudoaneurysm. Emerg Radiol 13, 191–193 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-006-0539-z

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