17 results on '"Jung, Ernst Michael"'
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2. VueBox® perfusion analysis of dynamic contrast enhanced ultrasound provides added value in the diagnosis of small thyroid nodules.
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Huang, Yunlin, Wang, Ying, Liu, Lingxiao, Zhu, Lei, Qiu, Yijie, Zuo, Dan, Lu, Xiuyun, Dong, Yi, Jung, Ernst-Michael, and Wang, Wenping
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CONTRAST-enhanced ultrasound ,THYROID nodules ,THYROID cancer ,RECEIVER operating characteristic curves ,NEEDLE biopsy ,PRICE-earnings ratio - Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To explore the potential added value of dynamic contrast enhanced ultrasound (DCE-US) using VueBox® software for the diagnosis of small solid thyroid nodules (≤1.0 cm). PATIENTS AND METHODS: This prospective study was approved by the institutional review board and it was performed at two hospitals from January 2020 to October 2020. B mode ultrasound and contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) images were obtained for 79 small solid thyroid nodules (≤1.0 cm) confirmed by ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration cytology results in 79 consecutive patients (55 women and 24 men, median age: 41 years). The CEUS time-intensity curves (TICs) of thyroid nodules and surrounding parenchyma were created by VueBox® software (Bracco, Italy). The CEUS quantitative parameters were obtained after curve fitting. The diagnostic performance of CEUS and DCE-US was evaluated and compared. The weighted kappa statistic (κ) was performed to assess the interobserver agreement and consistency between the diagnosis of CEUS and DCE-US. RESULTS: Among the 79 thyroid nodules, 56 (70.9 %) were malignant and 23 (29.1 %) were benign lesions. Hypoenhancement during the arterial phase of CEUS was associated with malignancy (P < 0.001), with an AUC of 0.705 (sensitivity 71.4 %, specificity 69.6 %). Among all CEUS quantitative parameters, the peak enhancement (PE), wash-in rate (WiR), and wash-out rate (WoR) of DCE-US in malignancies were significantly lower than those in benign nodules (P = 0.049, P = 0.046, and P = 0.020, respectively). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curves (AUCs) of PE, WiR, and WoR were 0.642 (sensitivity 65.2 %, specificity 67.9 %), 0.643 (sensitivity 43.5 %, specificity 91.1 %), and 0.667 (sensitivity 69.6 %, specificity 69.6 %) in differentiation between benign and malignant small solid thyroid nodules (≤1.0 cm), respectively. Comparing the quantitative parameters of DCE-US between small solid thyroid nodules and surrounding normal thyroid parenchyma, the PE, WiAUC, WiR, wash-in perfusion index (WiPI), WoAUC, WiWoAUC, and WoR of the nodules were significantly lower than those of normal thyroid tissue (P = 0.008, P < 0.001, P = 0.037, P = 0.009, P = 0.003, P = 0.002, P = 0.049, respectively). A total of 16 (20.3 %) nodules showed isoenhancement during the arterial phase of CEUS, while the median PE ratio of surrounding tissue and thyroid nodules was 1.70 (IQR: 1.33–1.89). CONCLUSIONS: VueBox® is a helpful tool for the evaluation of dynamic microvascularization of thyroid nodules, and DCE-US using VueBox® perfusion analysis could provide added values for differential diagnosis of small solid thyroid nodules (≤1.0 cm). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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3. Ultrasound features of abdominal thrombosis in COVID 19 patients.
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Dong, Yi, Qiu, Yijie, Cao, Jiaying, Fan, Peili, Wang, Wen-Ping, Fleischmann, Johannes, and Jung, Ernst Michael
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COVID-19 ,MESENTERIC veins ,THROMBOSIS ,VENA cava inferior ,DOPPLER ultrasonography - Abstract
Purpose: Abdominal thromboses are a poorly characterized thrombotic complication of COVID-19. The aim of this paper is to report multimodality ultrasound imaging findings of the abdomen in evaluation of thrombotic lesions in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Patients & Methods: In this retrospective observational study, patients admitted to a single University Hospital from April 1, 2020 to April 30, 2022, who tested positive for COVID-19 and developed acute abdominal pain over the course of hospitalization were included. Abdominal ultrasound imaging studies performed in these patients were reviewed, including B mode ultrasound (BMUS), color-coded Doppler ultrasound (CCDS) and contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS). Thromboembolic findings on contrast enhanced computed tomography (CTA) were also recorded. Results: Finally, 13 cases of abdominal thrombosis in 226 with COVID 19 infections were included (mean age, 56.69±8.97 years; 10 men, 3 women). Thromboembolic events included: iliac thrombosis (n = 4), portal venous (PV) thrombosis (n = 3), superior mesenteric vein (VMS) thrombosis (n = 2), inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombosis (n = 5) and inferior mesenteric vein (VMI) thrombosis (n = 1). In all cases of abdominal thrombosis, during high resolution BMUS scan, intra-luminary hypoechogenic appositional thrombi could be detected. Meanwhile blood flow with reduced speed less than 20 cm/s could be observed by CCDS. High arterial flow speed was a sign of collateral flow changes with diffuse venous dilatation. On CEUS, changes of the microcirculation of the liver, spleen, kidneys or small bowel by infarctions or micro-emboli could be detected. In 3 cases of PV thrombosis and in 2 cases of IVC thrombosis, catheter interventions were successful performed for recanalization without relevant lumen reduction afterwards. In other cases, without interventional procedure, partial recanalization happened with venous flow speed over 15 cm/s and lumen reduction more than 50%. Conclusions: Our study highlights those thromboembolic complications can be seen in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Multimodality ultrasound examinations is helpful for early and accurate diagnosis of these complications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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4. Complementary imaging of ultrasound and PET/CT: A new opportunity?
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Rennert, Janine, Grosse, Jirka, Einspieler, Ingo, Bäumler, Wolf, Stroszczynski, Christian, Jung, Ernst Michael, Küpper, J.-H., Krüger-Genge, A., and Jung, F.
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POSITRON emission tomography computed tomography ,ULTRASONIC imaging ,THERAPEUTICS ,ULTRASONIC therapy ,DIAGNOSIS - Abstract
AIM: To evaluate the effectiveness of complementary imaging of high-resolution ultrasound including CEUS with PET/CT for tissue characterization and tumor detection. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 100 patients were examined with PET/CT and US/CEUS between January 2018 until February 2020. All patients underwent PET/CT followed by selective US/CEUS within 4 weeks. Comparison regarding concordant or diverging findings in PET/CT and US. Analysis of the differences concerning the lesions number of found by PET/CT and US/CEUS or the possibility of a secured diagnosis following ultrasound causing therapeutic changes. RESULTS: Diverging findings regarding the number of liver lesions in PET/CT and CEUS were found in 35 out of 64 patients (54%). Regarding renal lesions, a more definite diagnosis following ultrasound, causing a change of therapeutic approach, was achieved in 89%. Concordant results in PET/CT and US were found in 83% of patients with splenic and nodal findings. In 78% of patients with increased musculoskeletal or soft tissue tracer uptake, US was able to make a secured diagnosis with therapeutic changes. CONCLUSION: The present results indicate a strong benefit of complementary imaging of PET/CT and selective, high-resolution ultrasound especially in patients with liver, renal and musculoskeletal or soft tissue findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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5. A direct comparison of contrast-enhanced ultrasound and dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging for prostate cancer detection and prediction of aggressiveness.
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Baur, Alexander D. J., Schwabe, Julia, Rogasch, Julian, Maxeiner, Andreas, Penzkofer, Tobias, Stephan, Carsten, Rudl, Marc, Hamm, Bernd, Jung, Ernst-Michael, and Fischer, Thom
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ENDORECTAL ultrasonography ,MAGNETIC resonance imaging ,EXOCRINE glands ,CONTRAST-enhanced ultrasound ,BIOPSY ,PROSTATE tumors ,CANCER invasiveness ,COMPARATIVE studies ,ENDOSCOPIC ultrasonography ,RESEARCH methodology ,MEDICAL cooperation ,PROSTATE ,RECTUM ,RESEARCH ,EVALUATION research ,PREDICTIVE tests ,CONTRAST media ,TUMOR grading ,DIAGNOSIS - Abstract
Introduction: Dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) analyse tissue vascularization. We evaluated if CEUS can provide comparable information as DCE-MRI for the detection of prostate cancer (PCa) and prediction of its aggressiveness.Material and Methods: A post-hoc evaluation of 92 patients was performed. In each patient CEUS and DCE-MRI parameters of the most suspicious lesion identified on MRI were analysed. The predictive values for discrimination between benign lesions, low-/intermediate- and high-grade PCa were evaluated. Results of targeted biopsy served as reference standard (benign lesions, n=51; low- and intermediate-grade PCa [Gleason grade group 1 and 2], n=22; high-grade PCa [≥ Gleason grade group 3], n=19).Results: In peripheral zone lesions of all tested CEUS parameters only time to peak (TTPCEUS) showed significant differences between benign lesions and PCa (AUC 0.65). Of all tested DCE-MRI parameters, rate constant (Kep) was the best discriminator of high-grade PCa in the whole prostate (AUC 0.83) and in peripheral zone lesions (AUC 0.89).Conclusion: DCE-MRI showed a superior performance for detection of PCa and prediction of its aggressiveness. CEUS and DCE-MRI performed better in peripheral zone lesions than in transition zone lesions.Key Points: • DCE-MRI gathers information about vascularization and capillary permeability characteristics of tissues. • DCE-MRI can detect PCa and predict its aggressiveness. • CEUS also gathers information about vascularization of tissues. • For detection of PCa and prediction of aggressiveness DCE-MRI performed superiorly. • Both imaging techniques performed better in peripheral zone lesions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2018
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6. Investigation of the acute plantar fasciitis with contrast-enhanced ultrasound and shear wave elastography -- first results.
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Putz, Franz Josef, Hautmann, Matthias G., Banas, Miriam C., and Jung, Ernst Michael
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PLANTAR fasciitis ,HEEL pain ,CONTRAST-enhanced ultrasound ,ELASTOGRAPHY ,SHEAR waves ,DISEASE prevalence ,DIAGNOSIS - Abstract
BACKGROUND: The plantar fasciitis is a common disease with a high prevalence in public and a frequent cause of heel pain. OBJECTIVE: In our pilot study, we wanted to characterise the feasibility of shear-wave elastography and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in the assessment of the plantar fasciitis. METHODS: 23 cases of painful heels were examined by B-Mode ultrasound, Power Doppler (PD), shear wave elastography and contrast-enhanced ultrasound before anti-inflammatory radiation. Time-intensity-curves were analysed by the integrated software. The results for area-under-the-curve (AUC), peak, time-to-peak (TTP) and mean-transit-time (MTT) were compared between the plantar fascia and the surrounding tissue. RESULTS: All cases showed thickening of the plantar fascia, in most cases with interstitial oedema (87.0%). Shear wave elastography showed inhomogeneous stiffness of the plantar fascia. 83.3% of cases showed a visible hyperperfusion in CEUS at the proximal plantar fascia in comparison to the surrounding tissue. This hyperperfusion could also be found in 75.0% of cases with no signs of vascularisation in PD. AUC (p = 0.0005) and peak (p = 0.037) were significantely higher in the plantar fascia than in the surrounding tissue. CONCLUSION: CEUS and shear wave elastography are new diagnostic tools in the assessment of plantar fasciitis and can provide quantitative parameters for monitoring therapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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7. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in renal imaging at an interdisciplinary ultrasound centre: Possibilities of dynamic microvascularisation and perfusion.
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Putz, Franz Josef, Erlmeier, Anna, Wiesinger, Isabel, Verloh, Niklas, Stroszczynski, Christian, Banas, Bernhard, and Jung, Ernst Michael
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CONTRAST-enhanced ultrasound ,KIDNEY disease diagnosis ,ULTRASONIC imaging ,KIDNEY transplantation ,SURGICAL complications ,DIAGNOSIS - Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To identify the indications for CEUS in renal imaging in an interdisciplinary ultrasound department. METHODS: 102 CEUS examinations of the kidney in 82 patients between September 2014 and July 2016 were analysed regarding the indication for ultrasound. CEUS was performed by one experienced sonographer agent after bolus injection of 1.0 up to 2.4 ml sulphur hexafluoride microbubbles using multifrequency probes with Contrast Harmonic imaging. RESULTS: CEUS of the kidney was performed in patients from 20 to 87 years. 44% of the patients had a stage 3 of chronic kidney disease and higher 38% of the patients had undergone a renal transplantation. No adverse events were observed. 54% of examinations were requested by nephrologists. The remaining by surgeons, oncologists or gastroenterologists. In 47% the objectives were the evaluation of complex renal cysts, in 31% the analysis of kidney perfusion, in 19% the assessment of solid renal masses. The remaining were perirenal tumours (2%) and infection (1%). CONCLUSIONS: CEUS is a good diagnostic alternative for patients with impaired renal function, complicated cysts, infections, solid renal lesions and after renal transplant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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8. Adverse effects of irreversible electroporation of malignant liver tumors under CT fluoroscopic guidance: a single-center experience.
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Dollinger, Marco, Beyer, Lukas Philipp, Haimerl, Michael, Niessen, Christoph, Jung, Ernst-Michael, Zeman, Florian, Stroszczynski, Christian, and Wiggermann, Philipp
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LIVER tumors ,ELECTROPORATION ,FLUOROSCOPY ,COMPUTED tomography ,ADVERSE health care events ,ABLATION techniques ,DIAGNOSIS ,CYTOLOGICAL techniques ,HEPATOCELLULAR carcinoma ,SURGICAL complications ,TREATMENT effectiveness ,RETROSPECTIVE studies - Abstract
Purpose: We aimed to describe the frequency of adverse events after computed tomography (CT) fluoroscopy-guided irreversible electroporation (IRE) of malignant hepatic tumors and their risk factors.Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 85 IRE ablation procedures of 114 malignant liver tumors (52 primary and 62 secondary) not suitable for resection or thermal ablation in 56 patients (42 men and 14 women; median age, 61 years) with regard to mortality and treatment-related complications. Complications were evaluated according to the standardized grading system of the Society of Interventional Radiology. Factors influencing the occurrence of major and minor complications were investigated.Results: No IRE-related death occurred. Major complications occurred in 7.1% of IRE procedures (6/85), while minor complications occurred in 18.8% (16/85). The most frequent major complication was postablative abscess (4.7%, 4/85) which affected patients with bilioenteric anastomosis significantly more often than patients without this condition (43% vs. 1.3%, P = 0.010). Bilioenteric anastomosis was additionally identified as a risk factor for major complications in general (P = 0.002). Minor complications mainly consisted of hemorrhage and portal vein branch thrombosis.Conclusion: The current study suggests that CT fluoroscopy-guided IRE ablation of malignant liver tumors may be a relatively low-risk procedure. However, patients with bilioenteric anastomosis seem to have an increased risk of postablative abscess formation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2015
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9. Is Strain Elastography (IO-SE) Sufficient for Characterization of Liver Lesions before Surgical Resection—Or Is Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) Necessary?
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Jung, Ernst Michael, Platz Batista da Silva, Natascha, Jung, Wolfgang, Farkas, Stefan, Stroszczynski, Christian, and Rennert, Janine
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LIVER injuries , *SURGICAL excision , *CONTRAST-enhanced ultrasound , *HISTOPATHOLOGY , *COLOR codes , *RETROSPECTIVE studies , *DIAGNOSIS - Abstract
Aim: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of IO-SE in comparison to IO-CEUS for the differentiation between malignant and benign liver lesions. Material and Methods: In a retrospective diagnostic study IO-CEUS and SE examinations of 49 liver lesions were evaluated and compared to histopathological examinations. Ultrasound was performed using a multifrequency linear probe (6–9 MHz). The loops of CEUS were evaluated up to 5 min. The qualitative characterization of IO-SE was based on a color coding system (blue = hard, red = soft). Stiffness of all lesions was quantified by a specific scaling of 0–6 (0 = low, 6 = high) using 7 ROIs (2 central, 5 peripheral). Results: All malignant lesions displayed a characteristic portal venous washout and could be diagnosed correctly by IO-CEUS. 3/5 benign lesions could not be characterized properly either by IO-CEUS or IO-SE prior to resection. Thus for IO-CEUS sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value and accuracy were 100%, 40%, 94%, 100% and 94%. Lesion sizes were between 8 and 59 mm in diameter. Regarding the IO-SE, malignant lesions showed a marked variability. In qualitative analysis, 31 of the malignant lesions were blue colored denoting overall induration. Thirteen malignant lesions showed an inhomogenous color pattern with partial indurations. Two of the benign lesions also displayed overall induration. The other benign lesions showed an inhomogenous color mapping. Calculated sensitivity of the SE was 70.5%, specificity 60%, PPV 94%, NPV 18.75%, and accuracy 69%. Conclusion: IO-CEUS is useful for localization and characterization of liver lesions prior to surgical resection whereas IO-SE provided correct characterization only for a limited number of lesions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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10. Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) using early dynamic in microcirculation for localization of pathological parathyroid glands: First-line or complimentary diagnostic modality?
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Jung, F., Clevert, D., Hornung, Matthias, Jung, Ernst Michael, Stroszczynski, Christian, Schlitt, Hans J., and Agha, Ayman
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CONTRAST-enhanced ultrasound ,PARATHYROID gland diseases ,MICROCIRCULATION ,HYPERPARATHYROIDISM ,SENSITIVITY analysis ,PARATHYROIDECTOMY ,DIAGNOSIS - Abstract
Background: Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) represents a new diagnostic tool to localize pathological parathyroid glands. The aim of this study was to differentiate the capability of CEUS as first-line or complimentary modality for the detection of hyperfunctioning parathyroid glands. Methods: Sixty patients with pHPT were admitted to the University Hospital Regensburg between 8/2009 and 3/2011. Conventional and contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) using a linear probe (6-9 MHz, LOGIQ E9/GE) was performed in all patients preoperatively. The sensitivity of CEUS was analyzed to determine its potential as first line or complimentary diagnostic procedure. Results: Using CEUS 98.3% of all pathological glands could be detected in the correct quadrant whereas conventional ultrasonography (70%) (p < 0.001) revealed less sensitivity. In all patients CEUS indicated a correct side localization of the hyperfunctioning parathyroid gland. The advantage of CEUS was the detection of the early dynamic on the capillary level immediately after contrast injection. Overall, CEUS permit minimally invasive video-assisted parathyroidectomy in 45 patients. 15 patients required conventional procedure due to concomitant goiter. All patients showed normal calcium and parathyroid hormone serum levels three months after surgery. Conclusions: CEUS represents a highly sensitive diagnostic modality for localization of pathologic parathyroid glands in patients with pHPT. Nevertheless, it can only be recommended as first-line diagnostic procedure in specialized clinical centers with experienced investigators. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
11. A New Approach to Early Diagnosis?
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Bein, Thomas, Pfister, Karin, Kasprzak, Piotr, Schlitt, Hans Jürgen, Graf, Bernhard M., Jung, Ernst-Michael, and Klar, Ernst
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ACUTE abdomen ,CRITICALLY ill ,INTENSIVE care units ,ISCHEMIA ,MESENTERIC artery ,PATIENTS ,TOMOGRAPHY ,COMORBIDITY ,CONTRAST media ,EARLY diagnosis ,DIAGNOSIS - Abstract
A letter to the editor is presented in response to an article on the diagnosis of acute mesenteric ischemia.
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- 2012
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12. Hepatic Inflammatory Pseudotumor
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Dong, Yi, Fan, Pei-Li, Wang, Wen-Ping, Wang, Wen-Ping, editor, Dong, Yi, editor, Dietrich, Christoph F., editor, and Jung, Ernst Michael, editor
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- 2021
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13. Hepatic Parasitosis
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Mao, Feng, Zhu, Yu-Li, Dong, Yi, Wang, Wen-Ping, editor, Dong, Yi, editor, Dietrich, Christoph F., editor, and Jung, Ernst Michael, editor
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- 2021
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14. Rare Benign Liver Tumors
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Fan, Pei-Li, Dong, Yi, Wang, Wen-Ping, Cao, Jia-Ying, Wang, Wen-Ping, editor, Dong, Yi, editor, Dietrich, Christoph F., editor, and Jung, Ernst Michael, editor
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- 2021
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15. Hepatic Artery Aneurysm
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Han, Hong, Cao, Jia-Ying, Wang, Wen-Ping, Wang, Wen-Ping, editor, Dong, Yi, editor, Dietrich, Christoph F., editor, and Jung, Ernst Michael, editor
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- 2021
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16. Peliosis Hepatis
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Dong, Yi, Mao, Feng, Wang, Wen-Ping, Wang, Wen-Ping, editor, Dong, Yi, editor, Dietrich, Christoph F., editor, and Jung, Ernst Michael, editor
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- 2021
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17. Future Prospects
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Wang, Wen-Ping, Huang, Bei-Jian, Dong, Yi, Wang, Wen-Ping, editor, Dong, Yi, editor, Dietrich, Christoph F., editor, and Jung, Ernst Michael, editor
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- 2021
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