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Ultrasound elastography techniques for diagnosis and follow-up of hepatic veno-occlusive disease
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Colecchia, A., Marasco, G., Ravaioli, F. et al. Usefulness of liver stiffness measurement in predicting hepatic veno-occlusive disease development in patients who undergo HSCT. Bone Marrow Transplant 52, 494–497 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2016.320
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