Keywords:
Abdomen, Ultrasound, Biopsy, Liver
Authors:
D. Christodoulou, J. Bajwa, K. Drinkwater, D. Lawrence, S. Barter, A. Nicholson, D. Howlett; London/UK
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2012/C-1540
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