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MDCT Imaging of Focal Lung Disease

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Naidich, D.P., Ko, J.P. (2006). MDCT Imaging of Focal Lung Disease. 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_11

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