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Brown, G., Zbar, A.P. (2005). MRI in Colorectal Surgery: Surface Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Anorectal Practice. In: Complex Anorectal Disorders. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-84628-057-5_17

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