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Ultrasound of the thigh: focal, compartmental, or comprehensive examination?

Ricardo Augusto Lutterbach-Penna1, Monica Kalume-Brigido, Yoav Morag

  • 11 Division of Musculoskeletal Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, SPC 5030, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.

AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology
|October 24, 2014
PubMed
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musclescanningtechniquetendonthightraumaultrasound

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