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Measurement of Liver Stiffness Using Atomic Force Microscopy Coupled with Polarization Microscopy
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Acoustic radiation force impulse liver stiffness measurement: interlobe differences demand standardized examination
European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
|October 16, 2010
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