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Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in spinal tumor surgery

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico “C. Besta”, Milan, Italy

    Francesco Prada, Ignazio G. Vetrano & Francesco DiMeco

  2. Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia Health Science Center, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    Francesco Prada

  3. Department of Neurological Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Francesco DiMeco

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Prada, F., Vetrano, I.G. & DiMeco, F. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in spinal tumor surgery. Acta Neurochir 160, 1869–1871 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-018-3626-5

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