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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Diffusion-weighted MRI of the liver for early tumor response assessment: Promising technique but evidence is still lacking

Pages 252-255 | Received 21 Sep 2009, Accepted 03 Nov 2009, Published online: 26 Jan 2010

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