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CT urography in evaluation of urothelial tumors of the kidney

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Caoili, E.M., Cohan, R.H. CT urography in evaluation of urothelial tumors of the kidney. Abdom Radiol 41, 1100–1107 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-016-0695-x

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