How useful is contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in the diagnosis of intraductal papillary mucinous tumors?

Access through your institution Buy or subscribe boxed-textItoh T _et al_. (2005) Usefulness of contrast-enhanced transabdominal ultrasonography in the diagnosis of intraductal papillary

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