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Computed tomography pulmonary angiography using high-pitch dual-source scanner technology

Donya A. Al Hassan, Khawaja B. Waheed, Mohamed N. El Sirafy, Mohamad A. Khattab, Hassan I. Al-Hammadi, Motassem F. Ibrahim and Zechariah J. Arulanantham
Saudi Medical Journal March 2019, 40 (3) 230-237; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.3.23940

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