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Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography to detect urinary tract malignancies in patients with asymptomatic hematuria: importance of diagnostic added value to avoid misinterpretation

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  1. Department of Clinical Epidemiology, School of Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Chamran Highway, Velenjak, Daneshjoo Blvd, Tehran, 198353-5511, Islamic Republic of Iran

    Siamak Sabour

  2. Safety Promotions and Injury Prevention Research Centre, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Chamran Highway, Velenjak, Daneshjoo Blvd, Tehran, 198353-5511, Islamic Republic of Iran

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Sabour, S. Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography to detect urinary tract malignancies in patients with asymptomatic hematuria: importance of diagnostic added value to avoid misinterpretation. World J Urol 39, 977–978 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-020-03209-9

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