Palliative treatment of bone metastases: analysis of biological effects of MR guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) versus External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT). A randomized comparative trial using Functional Diffusion Maps as molecular activity indicator
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Palliative treatment of bone metastases: analysis of biological effects of MR guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) versus External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT). A randomized comparative trial using Functional Diffusion Maps as molecular activity indicator Michele Anzidei, Alessandro Napoli, Giulia Brachetti, Maurizio Del Monte, Daniel De Olivera, Fabrizio Andrani, Carola Palla, Luca Bertaccini, Daniela Musio, Vincenzo Tombolini, Carlo Catalano
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