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Classics in abdominal imaging: the dependent viscera sign

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  1. Department of Radiology, University Hospital, 3 Boulevard Fleming, 25030, Besançon, France

    Fanny Meuriot, Nicolas Badet & Eric Delabrousse

  2. EA 4662 Nanomedicine Lab, Imagery and Therapeutics, University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France

    Eric Delabrousse

  3. Service de Radiologie Viscérale, CHRU Besançon, Hôpital Jean Minjoz, 3 Boulevard Fleming, 25030, Besançon, France

    Eric Delabrousse

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Meuriot, F., Badet, N. & Delabrousse, E. Classics in abdominal imaging: the dependent viscera sign. Abdom Radiol 42, 1285–1286 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-016-0994-2

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