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Image Quality and Radiation Dose of Dual-Energy CT of the Head and Neck Compared with a Standard 120-kVp Acquisition
  
    	
A.M. Tawfik, J.M. Kerl, A.A. Razek, R.W. Bauer, N.E. Nour-Eldin, T.J. Vogl and M.G. Mack

  
    	
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