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Measurement of Liver Stiffness Using Atomic Force Microscopy Coupled with Polarization Microscopy
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[Measurement of liver stiffness using ultrasound]
Lukas Pfeifer1, Deike Strobel2
1Medizinische Klinik 1, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Ulmenweg 18, D-91054, Erlangen, Deutschland.
MMW Fortschritte Der Medizin
|June 29, 2017
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