Comparative Study of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis for Identifying Benign and Malignant Breast Tumor Lumps |
Liu, Jian
(Department of Ultrasound, Xinqiao Hospital, Affiliated to The Third Military Medical University)
Gao, Yun-Hua (Department of Ultrasound, Xinqiao Hospital, Affiliated to The Third Military Medical University) Li, Ding-Dong (Department of general surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Chuanbei Medical College) Gao, Yan-Chun (Department of general surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Chuanbei Medical College) Hou, Ling-Mi (Department of general surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Chuanbei Medical College) Xie, Ting (Department of general surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Chuanbei Medical College) |
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