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Guide to the Ultrasound Examination of the Abdomen

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    M. Leon Skolnick M.D. (Professor of Radiology, Director)

  2. Ultrasound Laboratory, Presbyterian-University Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    M. Leon Skolnick M.D. (Professor of Radiology, Director)

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Skolnick, M.L. (1986). Pelvis: Female, Nonpregnant. In: Guide to the Ultrasound Examination of the Abdomen. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4878-1_11

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