Could Dual-Energy CT Become the "One-Stop Shop" Modality in Pulmonary Hypertension Workup?

Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging

Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390.

Published: December 2020

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