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Skin and Soft Parts Benign Pathology

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Elastography of the Musculoskeletal System

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Elastography is a recently developed ultrasound technique applicable to various medical specialties. It provides information on the physical properties of tissues in the context of physiologic and pathologic alterations. In this review, we explain the physical principles of the method, the information provided by the different elastography techniques, and its new applications in clinical dermatology.

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Alfageme Roldán, F. (2023). Skin and Soft Parts Benign Pathology. In: Marsico, S., Solano, A. (eds) Elastography of the Musculoskeletal System . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31054-6_2

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