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Quantitative Computed Tomography and Response to Pronation in COVID-19 ARDS

Francesco Zadek, Luca Berta, Giulia Zorzi, Stefania Ubiali, Amos Bonaiti, Giulia Tundo, Beatrice Brunoni, Francesco Marrazzo, Riccardo Giudici, Anna Rossi, Francesco Rizzetto, Davide Paolo Bernasconi, Angelo Vanzulli, Paola Enrica Colombo, Roberto Fumagalli, Alberto Torresin and Thomas Langer
Respiratory Care November 2024, 69 (11) 1380-1391; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.11625

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