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Imaging of Soft Tissue Tumors

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  1. Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650, Edegem, Belgium

    Arthur M. De Schepper MD, PhD (Professor emeritus and Consultant-Professor), Filip Vanhoenacker MD, PhD (Consultant-Radiologist), Jan Gielen MD, PhD (Staff Radiologist) & Paul M. Parizel MD, PhD (Professor and Chairman) (Professor emeritus and Consultant-Professor),  (Consultant-Radiologist),  (Staff Radiologist) &  (Professor and Chairman)

  2. Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands

    Arthur M. De Schepper MD, PhD (Professor emeritus and Consultant-Professor) (Professor emeritus and Consultant-Professor)

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De Schepper, A.M. (2006). Grading and Tissue-Specific Diagnosis. In: De Schepper, A.M., Vanhoenacker, F., Gielen, J., Parizel, P.M. (eds) Imaging of Soft Tissue Tumors. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30792-3_11

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