Stereological evaluation of treatment response in patients with non-resectable hepatic alveolar echinococcosis using computed tomography via the Cavalieri method

Liver International

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1234-1240

  Aydinli, Bulent ^a   Kantarci, Mecit ^a   Polat, Kamil Yalcin ^a   Unal, Bünyami ^a   Atamanalp, Sabri Selcuk ^a   Durur, Irmak ^a   Unal, Deniz ^a   Akgun, Metin ^b  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alveolar echinococcosis; Medical treatment; Stereology

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER HYDATID CYST; MALE; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEREOLOGY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOLUMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHELMINTICS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; ECHINOCOCCOSIS, HEPATIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33750999586     PISSN: 14783223     EISSN: 14783231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2006.01363.x     Document Type: Article

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