Imaging Subclinical Fibrosis from Air Pollution: Hidden Burden, Visible Signal
Can Xu1, Xinyu Nie1, Dongjin Wang1
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Rd No. 321 Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210008, China.
Radiology
|December 9, 2025
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