Current state of ultrasound elastography

Ultrasound

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-4

  Hoskins, Peter R ^a   Svensson, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84856799157     PISSN: 1742271X     EISSN: 17431344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ult.2012.012e02     Document Type: Editorial

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