Techniques in Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Volume 9, Issue 4 , Pages 180-191 , December 2006

Pulmonary Artery CTA

  • U. Joseph Schoepf, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to U. Joseph Schoepf, MD, Department of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, 169 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC 29425.

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doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2007.03.004

Techniques in Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Volume 9, Issue 4 , Pages 180-191 , December 2006

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