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Quantitative Mapping of Specific Ventilation in the Human Lung using Proton Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Oxygen as a Contrast Agent
Published on: June 5, 2019
Relation of pulmonary ventilation to arterial oxygen saturation
No abstract available in PubMed .
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