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Use of Ultrasound Bubbles in Lymph Node Imaging

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Wisner, E.R., Bloch, S.H. (2008). Use of Ultrasound Bubbles in Lymph Node Imaging. In: Bulte, J.W., Modo, M.M. (eds) Nanoparticles in Biomedical Imaging. Fundamental Biomedical Technologies, vol 102. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-72027-2_14

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