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Role of diffusion-weighted imaging in response prediction and evaluation after high dose rate brachytherapy in patients with colorectal liver metastases Cover

Role of diffusion-weighted imaging in response prediction and evaluation after high dose rate brachytherapy in patients with colorectal liver metastases

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|Feb 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2024-0017 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
Language: English
Page range: 33 - 42
Submitted on: Nov 10, 2023
Accepted on: Jan 4, 2024
Published on: Feb 21, 2024
Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2024 Salma Karim, Ricarda Seidensticker, Max Seidensticker, Jens Ricke, Regina Schinner, Karla Treitl, Johannes Rübenthaler, Maria Ingenerf, Christine Schmid-Tannwald, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
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