Chest radiographs
Chest imaging
Case TypeClinical Cases
AuthorsSkondras E, Kraniotis P, Tsota I
Patient67 years, female
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URL: | https://eurorad.org/case/10494 |
DOI: | 10.1594/EURORAD/CASE.10494 |
ISSN: | 1563-4086 |