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The use of cryoablation in treating liver tumors

Ayaz AghayevBrigham and Women’s Hospital – Radiology Department, Harvard Medical School, 15 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Servet TatliBrigham and Women’s Hospital – Radiology Department, Harvard Medical School, 15 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 41-52 | Published online: 26 Nov 2013

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