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Percutaneous Lung Biopsy: Smart Positioning—Prone Should Be Forbidden

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Rott, G. Percutaneous Lung Biopsy: Smart Positioning—Prone Should Be Forbidden. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 43, 938–939 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-020-02410-y

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