Measurement of spleen volume by ultrasound scanning in patients with thrombocytosis: A prospective study

Blood

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 4228-4230

  Picardi, Marco ^a   Martinelli, Vincenzo ^a   Ciancia, Rosanna ^a   Soscia, Ernesto ^a   Morante, Roberto ^a   Sodano, Antonio ^a   Fortunato, Giuliana ^a   Rotoli, Bruno ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Divisione di Ematologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYELOFIBROSIS; MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN SIZE; SPLENOMEGALY; THROMBOCYTOSIS; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

EID: 0036625020     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood.V99.11.4228     Document Type: Article

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