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Computed Tomography

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  1. Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Policlinico Umberto I, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161, Rome, Italy

    Andrea Laghi MD, Ilaria Sansoni MD, Michela Celestre MD, Pasquale Paolantonio MD & Roberto Passariello MD

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Laghi, A., Sansoni, I., Celestre, M., Paolantonio, P., Passariello, R. (2005). Computed Tomography. In: Lencioni, R., Cioni, D., Bartolozzi, C. (eds) Focal Liver Lesions. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26354-3_2

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