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[Errors in ultrasonic diagnosis of abdominal diseases]

P M Postolov, K S Zhitnikova, E N Ziubina

    Khirurgiia
    |October 1, 1991
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    Ultrasonic diagnosisAbdominal imagingMedical imaging accuracyGallbladder diseaseDiagnostic imaging

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