Ultrasound-guided fine needle cutting biopsy for the characterization of diffuse liver diseases in bone marrow transplant patients

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 571-573

  Picardi, M ^a   De Rosa, G ^a   Muretto, P ^b   Pezzullo, L ^a   Raiola, A ^a   Rotoli, B ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b SAN SALVATORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Divisione di Ematologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplantation; Hepatic dysfunction; Ultrasound guided biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG TOXICITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031666831     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1701390     Document Type: Article

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