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Boland, G.W.L., Guimaraes, A.S. & Mueller, P.R. The radiologist’s conundrum: benefits and costs of increasing CT capacity and utilization. Eur Radiol 19, 9–11 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-008-1159-7
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