Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 219-229 , February 2009

Quantitative Viscoelasticity Mapping of Human Liver Using Supersonic Shear Imaging: Preliminary In Vivo Feasability Study

Received 16 May 2008 ,Revised 11 August 2008 ,Accepted 24 August 2008.

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