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Preoperative diagnosis of atypical pelvic leiomyoma and sarcoma: the potential role of diffusion-weighted imaging

Victoria Valdes-DevesaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitario Quiron Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Correspondence[email protected]
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Maria del Mar JimenezDepartment of Radiology, Hospital Universitario Quiron Madrid, Madrid, Spain;
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David Sanz-RosaClinical Department, Faculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Universidad Europea, Madrid, SpainORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-2177-5895
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Mercedes Espada VaqueroDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitario Quiron Madrid, Madrid, Spain;
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Elena Alvarez MorenoDepartment of Radiology, Hospital Universitario Quiron Madrid, Madrid, Spain; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-1627-7595
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Ricardo Sainz de la Cuesta AbbadDepartment of Radiology, Hospital Universitario Quiron Madrid, Madrid, Spain; ;Clinical Department, Faculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Universidad Europea, Madrid, Spain
Pages 98-104 | Published online: 12 Sep 2018

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