Quantitative assessment of fibrosis and steatosis in liver biopsies from patients with chronic hepatitis C

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 461-465

  Zaitoun, A M ^a   Al Mardini, H ^b   Awad, S ^c   Ukabam, S ^d   Makadisi, S ^b   Record, C O ^b  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c Al Jazeera Hospital   (United Arab Emirates)

^d AL AIN UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Alcoholic liver disease; Hepatic fibrosis; Hepatitis C; Morphometry; Steatosis; Stereology

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; FAT; HEMATOXYLIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER PARENCHYMA; LIVER STRUCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STEATOSIS; STEREOMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASES, ALCOHOLIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0034987686     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.54.6.461     Document Type: Article

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