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Xiaoxiao Yang1 , Xuewen Xu1 , Yanfang Liu2 , Aihua Gong3 , Dongqing Wang1 , Xiang Liao4 and Haitao Zhu1 \*

1 Central Laboratory of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China

2 Department of Central Laboratory, The First People's Hospital of Zhenjiang, Zhenjiang, China

3 School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China

4 Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China

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