Magnetic resonance imaging of low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma.
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aDivision of Musculoskeletal Radiology, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School Boston, MA, USA. bDepartment of Orthopaedics, Medical Sciences School, State University of Campinas Campinas/SP, Brazil. cDepartment of Pathology, Medical Sciences School, State University of Campinas Campinas/SP, Brazil. Email: [email protected] LETTER TO THE EDITORS
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Clinics
دوره 61 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006