CT Thorax
Chest imaging
Case TypeClinical Cases
AuthorsDr Demosthenis Michaelides Specialist Registrar in Radiology,Dr Morgan Cleasby Consultant radiologist ,Good Hope Hospital,Sutton Coldfield,Birmingham.
Patient62 years, female
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URL: | https://www.eurorad.org/case/5654 |
DOI: | 10.1594/EURORAD/CASE.5654 |
ISSN: | 1563-4086 |