Analysis of the hepatic echo pattern in chronic hepatitis C;Analyse des echomusters der leber bei chronischer hepatitis C

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-14

  Dietrich, Ch F ^b   Wehrmann, T ^c   Zeuzem, St ^c   Braden, Barbara ^c   Caspary, W F ^a   Lembcke, B ^c  

^a Medizinische Klinik II   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Echotexture; Fatty liver; Hepatitis C; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ADULT; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032944470     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-1999-14225     Document Type: Article

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