EP34.01: Ultrasound and 3D SPET/CT fusion to identify sentinel lymph nodes in vulvar cancer: a feasibility study
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عنوان ژورنال: Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0960-7692,1469-0705
DOI: 10.1002/uog.21793