Clinical Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 7 , Pages 682-689 , July 2009

A simple method to approximate liver size on cross-sectional images using living liver models

Received 5 December 2008 ,Revised 2 February 2009 ,Accepted 13 February 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2009.02.013

Clinical Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 7 , Pages 682-689 , July 2009

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