Academic Radiology
Volume 15, Issue 11 , Pages 1347-1353 , November 2008

Semi-quantitating Stiffness of Breast Solid Lesions in Ultrasonic Elastography

Received 5 August 2008 ,Accepted 15 August 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2008.08.003

Academic Radiology
Volume 15, Issue 11 , Pages 1347-1353 , November 2008

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