Can preoperative computed tomography of the chest predict completeness of the major pulmonary fissure at surgery?

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 252-256

  Schieman, Colin ^a   MacGregor, John H ^a   Kelly, Elizabeth ^a   Graham, Andrew ^a   McFadden, Sean P ^a   Gelfand, Gary ^a   Grondin, Sean C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 79960806730     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cjs.007910     Document Type: Article

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