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Valette, PJ., Pilleul, F. & Crombé-Ternamian, A. MDCT of benign liver tumors and metastases. Eur Radiol 13 (Suppl 5), 31–41 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-003-2129-8
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