Dynamic contrast-enhanced power Doppler sonography improves the differential diagnosis of liver lesions
โ Scribed by Deike Strobel; Arne Hoefer; Peter Martus; Eckhart Georg Hahn; Dirk Becker
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 349 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0179-1958
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