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Diagnosis and follow-up of veno-occlusive disease of the liver by use of Doppler ultrasound

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The case report demonstrates that Doppler ultrasound is a very useful tool for the differential diagnosis and monitoring of veno-occlusive disease of the liver after chemotherapy.

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  1. Radiological Institute, Paediatric Centre, Olgahospital, Bismarckstrasse 8, W-7000, Stuttgart, Germany

    M. M. Zieger & E. Koscielniak

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Zieger, M.M., Koscielniak, E. Diagnosis and follow-up of veno-occlusive disease of the liver by use of Doppler ultrasound. Pediatr Radiol 23, 137–139 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02012408

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