Liver metastases in cancer: detection with contrast-enhanced ultrasonography
โ Scribed by J. Hohmann; T. Albrecht; A. Oldenburg; J. Skrok; K.-J. Wolf
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 584 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0942-8925
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