Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 427-432 , December 2008

Ultrasound Staging of Rectal Cancer

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Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 427-432 , December 2008

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