Compensated cirrhosis due to viral hepatitis: Using MR imaging to predict clinical progression

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 801-805

  Ito, Katsuyoshi ^a   Mitchell, Donald G ^a   Hann, Hie Won L ^b   Outwater, Eric K ^a   Kim, Yong ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 0030792594     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.169.3.9275900     Document Type: Article

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