Arab Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 90-95 , June 2010

Virtual gastroscopy: A preliminary study on the use of trans-abdominal, fast three-dimensional, colour-coded ultrasound in the evaluation of gastric mass lesions

Received 9 December 2009 ,Accepted 11 March 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ajg.2010.03.001

Arab Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 90-95 , June 2010

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