Ultrasonography is not reliable in diagnosing liver cirrhosis in clinical practice

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 293-295

  Ong, T Z ^a   Tan, Huck Joo ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA MEDICAL CENTER   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Liver biopsy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NODULE; LIVER SIZE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0041317191     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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