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. 2021 Sep;9(9):e91.
doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(21)00325-8. Epub 2021 Aug 2.

Time to move away from an oxygen-centric model of pulmonary infarction?

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Time to move away from an oxygen-centric model of pulmonary infarction?

Robin Cherian et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2021 Sep.
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Conflict of interest statement

We declare no competing interests. We thank Lynette Teo, Low Ting Ting, and Tung Moon Ley for their help with the acquisition, processing, and interpretation of the dual-energy CT image, and for the clinical care of the patient involved.

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3D dual-energy CT pulmonary blood volume image from a patient with COVID-19, which shows multiple wedge-shaped pulmonary infarcts (green arrows)

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