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Original Articles

Preoperative staging of locally advanced bladder cancer before radical cystectomy using 3 tesla magnetic resonance imaging with a standardized protocol

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Pages 108-112 | Received 05 May 2012, Accepted 10 Aug 2012, Published online: 19 Sep 2012

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