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CT and MRI in Ovarian Carcinoma

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MRI and CT of the Female Pelvis

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Forstner, R. (2007). CT and MRI in Ovarian Carcinoma. In: Hamm, B., Forstner, R. (eds) MRI and CT of the Female Pelvis. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68212-7_10

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