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Letter to the editor: “Utilization of CT and MRI scanning in Taiwan, 2000–2017”

Authors: Hao-Ming Li, Shi-Zuo Liu, Lee-Ren Yeh, Nan-Han Lu, Liang-Yi Wang

Published in: Insights into Imaging | Issue 1/2023

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Dear Editor in Chief, …

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Title: Letter to the editor: “Utilization of CT and MRI scanning in Taiwan, 2000–2017”
Authors: Hao-Ming Li
Shi-Zuo Liu
Lee-Ren Yeh
Nan-Han Lu
Liang-Yi Wang
Publication date: 01-12-2023
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Keywords: Computed Tomography
Computed Tomography
Published in: Insights into Imaging / Issue 1/2023
Electronic ISSN: 1869-4101
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13244-023-01420-x

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