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Anal cancer MRI: DWI assists response assessment for squamous cell carcinoma, but achieving widespread high-quality scans remains challenging

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Gormly, K.L. Anal cancer MRI: DWI assists response assessment for squamous cell carcinoma, but achieving widespread high-quality scans remains challenging. Eur Radiol 33, 7573–7574 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-023-09970-w

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