Medical Imaging of Thymoma in a Dog
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Choi, Ho-Jung
(College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University)
Lee, Young-Won (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University) Kim, Jae-Hoon (College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeju National University) Shin, Chang-Ho (Research Institute of Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University) Park, Ki-Tae (Research Institute of Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University) Yeon, Seong-Chan (Research Institute of Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University) Lee, Hyo-Jong (Research Institute of Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University) Lee, Hee-Chun (Research Institute of Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University) |
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