Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 5 , Pages 373-376 , May 2010

Ultrasound of the axilla: where to look for the sentinel lymph node

Received 2 October 2009 ,Revised 5 January 2010 ,Accepted 8 January 2010.

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PII: S0009-9260(10)00064-4

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2010.01.013

Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 5 , Pages 373-376 , May 2010

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