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Current Operating Procedure (COP) for Bleomycin ElectroScleroTherapy (BEST) of low-flow vascular malformations Cover

Current Operating Procedure (COP) for Bleomycin ElectroScleroTherapy (BEST) of low-flow vascular malformations

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|Nov 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2024-0061 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
Language: English
Page range: 469 - 479
Submitted on: Sep 23, 2024
Accepted on: Oct 17, 2024
Published on: Nov 28, 2024
Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2024 Tobian Muir, Walter A Wohlgemuth, Maja Cemazar, Giulia Bertino, Ales Groselj, Lakshmi A Ratnam, Ian McCafferty, Moritz Wildgruber, Bernhard Gebauer, Francesca de Terlizzi, Alessandro Zanasi, Gregor Sersa, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
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