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  1. Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria S.Orsola Malpighi di Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    Veronica Salvatore & Fabio Piscaglia

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    Annalisa Berzigotti

  2. Hospital Clinic, Hepatic Hemodynamic Laboratory Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain

    Jaime Bosch

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Salvatore, V., Piscaglia, F. (2018). Ultrasound Elastography: General and Technical Overview. In: Berzigotti, A., Bosch, J. (eds) Diagnostic Methods for Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72628-1_6

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