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Early Diagnosis of Hepatic Hydrothorax with Associated Occlusion of a Peritoneo-Venous Shunt with Tc-99m MAA

Early Diagnosis of Hepatic Hydrothorax with Tc-99m MAA

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Albert Y. Yang, and Yang Lu declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Yang, A.Y., Lu, Y. Early Diagnosis of Hepatic Hydrothorax with Associated Occlusion of a Peritoneo-Venous Shunt with Tc-99m MAA. Nucl Med Mol Imaging 48, 330–331 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13139-014-0291-3

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