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Manfredi, R., Zamboni, G., Carbognin, G., Moore, F., Graziani, R. (2005). Diagnostic Imaging: Diagnosis and Staging. In: Rectal Cancer. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/88-470-0343-1_2

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