Intra‐operative application of real‐time tissue elastography for the diagnosis of liver tumours

Objective: Real‐time tissue elastography (RTE) has made it possible to visualize tissue elasticity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of RTE for the differential diagnosis of liver tumours during surgical exploration.

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