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Editorial
. 2024 Jan;34(1):103-105.
doi: 10.1007/s00330-023-10159-4. Epub 2023 Aug 21.

Diffusion-weighted imaging for the detection of liver metastases in the preoperative evaluation of pancreatic cancer - are we really at the end of the road?

Timo A Auer  1   2
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Editorial

Diffusion-weighted imaging for the detection of liver metastases in the preoperative evaluation of pancreatic cancer - are we really at the end of the road?

Timo A Auer. Eur Radiol. 2024 Jan.
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Timo Auer received honoraria, and travel expenses from Bayer Schering Pharma, Berlin, Germany in the past.

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