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Can quantified diffusion-weighted imaging predict histopathological features of liver tumors?

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  1. Department of Radiology, Hôpital Erasme HUB, Université libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium

    Thierry Metens

  2. Ecole polytechnique de Bruxelles, Université libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium

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Metens, T. Can quantified diffusion-weighted imaging predict histopathological features of liver tumors?. Eur Radiol 33, 5953–5954 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-023-09791-x

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