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Contrast Media in Ultrasonography

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  1. Department of Medical Diagnostic Sciences and Special Therapies, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128, Padua, Italy

    Leopoldo Rubaltelli MD, Alberto Tregnaghi MD & Roberto Stramare MD

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  1. Department of Radiology, Cattinara Hospital, University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, 34149, Trieste, Italy

    Emilio Quaia MD (Assistant Professor of Radiology) (Assistant Professor of Radiology)

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Rubaltelli, L., Tregnaghi, A., Stramare, R. (2005). Lymph Nodes. In: Quaia, E. (eds) Contrast Media in Ultrasonography. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27214-3_22

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