CURRENT OUTCOME DATABASES United States Renal Data System In 1988, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) awarded a contract for formation of a national end-stage…
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Fig. 1 a Sonographic feature of a gastric carcinoid. A round-shaped hypoechoic tumor is demonstrated. Wall stratification is not demonstrated clearly in this figure. b Color Doppler ultrasound shows the rich…
Fig. 1 Two ultrasound probes viewed from a frontal and lateral prospective. To the left of both panels an ordinary 2D phased array is shown and to the right in…
