Sentinel node biopsy by using a small CdTe gamma camera
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Optimization of sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer using an operative gamma camera
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عنوان ژورنال: Skin Cancer
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1884-3549,0915-3535
DOI: 10.5227/skincancer.22.217