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Measuring right ventricular lateral wall thickness on CTPA and inpatient mortality in patients with acute PE—promising but more evidence required

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  1. Level 1, Department of Radiology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, NSW, 2137, Australia

    Ya Ruth Huo, Michael Vinchill Chan & Lloyd Ridley

  2. Concord Hospital Clinical Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Concord, 2137, NSW, Australia

    Ya Ruth Huo, Michael Vinchill Chan & Lloyd Ridley

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Huo, Y.R., Chan, M.V. & Ridley, L. Measuring right ventricular lateral wall thickness on CTPA and inpatient mortality in patients with acute PE—promising but more evidence required. Emerg Radiol 28, 863–864 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-021-01916-3

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