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Liver Hemangioma

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Focal Liver Lesions

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Vilgrain, V., Brancatelli, G. (2005). Liver Hemangioma. 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_8

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