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Salvatore Lorenzo Renne1, Silvia Redaelli2, Biagio Paolini2

  • 1Anatomic Pathology Unit, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS, Italy.

Acta Histochemica
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PubMed

Keywords:
AutomationClinical decision-makingDiagnostic techniquesFrozen sectionsSurgical

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