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Functional Cytoarchitecture of the Normal Liver and Focal Liver Lesions

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Contrast Agents in Liver Imaging

Part of the book series: Series in Radiology ((SERA,volume 25))

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The following paper focuses on two aspects of liver pathology, namely the presentation of functional cytoarchitecture of the liver relevant to the uptake or processing of contrast media and the description of the main focal liver lesions.

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  1. Clinical Development Diagnostics, Magnetic Resonance and Ultrasound Contrast Media, Schering AG, Berlin, Germany

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  2. Department of Radiology, Charité Hospital, Humboldt University, Schumannstr. 20/21, D-10098, Berlin, Germany

    B. Hamm

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Borchard, F. (1995). Functional Cytoarchitecture of the Normal Liver and Focal Liver Lesions. In: Balzer, T., Hamm, B., Niendorf, HP. (eds) Contrast Agents in Liver Imaging. Series in Radiology, vol 25. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0477-7_1

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