Diagnostic role of gray-scale and shear-wave elastography in pediatric patients with undescended testes: a prospective controlled study

Ismail Yurtsever; Seyma Yıldız; Samil Amirjanov; Can Yılmaz Yozgat; Serdar Balsak; Abdüsselim Adil Peker; Bahar Atasoy; Ahmet Berk Erol; Ozlem Toluk; İbrahim Aydoğdu

doi:10.15557/jou.2024.0004

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Diagnostic role of gray-scale and shear-wave elastography in pediatric patients with undescended testes: a prospective controlled study

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