Accuracy and reliability of the endoscopic classification of portal hypertensive gastropathy

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 675-680

  Yoo, Hwan Y ^a   Eustace, Joseph A ^a   Verma, Sumita ^a   Zhang, Lin ^a   Harris, Mary ^a   Kantsevoy, Sergey ^a   Lee, Linda A ^a   Kalloo, Anthony N ^a   Ravich, William J ^a   Thuluvath, Paul J ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GASTRITIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STOMACH DISEASE;

EID: 0036834421     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(02)70116-8     Document Type: Article

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