Complications of fine needle biopsy for focal liver lesions

Hepatology Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-4

  Ebara, Masaaki ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; CANCER SCREENING; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER HEMORRHAGE; LIVER HISTOLOGY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 12144284891     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hepres.2004.11.003     Document Type: Editorial

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