Prevalence of unsuspected pulmonary emboli in MDCT of the thorax being carried out for staging of malignancy

S. Schembri, N. Schembri (Liverpool, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Imaging and measurement techniques in the evaluation of pulmonary embolism, COPD and pleural diseases

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