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Post-mortem CT scan with contrast injection and chest compression to diagnose pulmonary embolism

Authors: Claire Pichereau, Eric Maury, Laurence Monnier-Cholley, Simon Bourcier, Gabriel Lejour, Mikael Alves, Jean-Luc Baudel, Hafid Ait Oufella, Bertrand Guidet, Lionel Arrivé

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 1/2015

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Title: Post-mortem CT scan with contrast injection and chest compression to diagnose pulmonary embolism
Authors: Claire Pichereau
Eric Maury
Laurence Monnier-Cholley
Simon Bourcier
Gabriel Lejour
Mikael Alves
Jean-Luc Baudel
Hafid Ait Oufella
Bertrand Guidet
Lionel Arrivé
Publication date: 01-01-2015
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 1/2015
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-014-3520-4

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