European Journal of Radiology
Volume 51, Issue 2 , Pages 169-174 , August 2004

Low-dose CT of the thorax in cancer follow-up

Received 31 May 2003 ,Revised 26 September 2003 ,Accepted 30 September 2003.

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PII: S0720-048X(03)00298-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2003.09.017

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 51, Issue 2 , Pages 169-174 , August 2004