Chest imaging
Case TypeClinical Cases
AuthorsE. Cruces Fuentes, A. Sánchez González, I. Vicente Zapata, IM. González Moreno, I. Cases Susarte, JM. Plasencia Martínez
Patient57 years, male
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URL: | https://eurorad.org/case/14502 |
DOI: | 10.1594/EURORAD/CASE.14502 |
ISSN: | 1563-4086 |
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