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Congenital Pulmonary Artery Anomalies: What Every Radiologist Should Know Cover

Congenital Pulmonary Artery Anomalies: What Every Radiologist Should Know

By: Lee Geewon and  Lee Ji Won  
Open Access
|Feb 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jbsr.4159 | Journal eISSN: 2514-8281
Language: English
Submitted on: Nov 6, 2025
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Accepted on: Jan 5, 2026
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Published on: Feb 9, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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