Contrast-enhanced ultrasound for liver imaging: recent advances.

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Published in Curr Pharm Des on January 01, 2012

Authors

Veronica Salvatore1, Alberto Borghi, Fabio Piscaglia

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi, Italy.

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