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. 2022 Jan;14(1):73-78.
doi: 10.1111/1753-0407.13232. Epub 2021 Oct 27.

Fatty kidney disease: The importance of ectopic fat deposition and the potential value of imaging

Christian Mende  1 , Daniel Einhorn  2
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Fatty kidney disease: The importance of ectopic fat deposition and the potential value of imaging

Christian Mende et al. J Diabetes. 2022 Jan.
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FIGURE 1
Autopsy specimen of fatty kidney
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