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Tumor angiogenesis: tutorial on implications for imaging.

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T J Passe, D A Bluemke, S S Siegelman. 1997. Tumor angiogenesis: tutorial on implications for imaging.. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.203.3.9169673

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