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Do we need computational analysis of high-resolution CT images in fibrotic interstitial lung disease?

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  2. National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK

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Calandriello, L., Walsh, S.L.F. Do we need computational analysis of high-resolution CT images in fibrotic interstitial lung disease?. Eur Radiol 33, 8226–8227 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-023-10187-0

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