Prognostic value of computerized quantification of liver fibrosis in children with biliary atresia

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 876-882

  Pape, Lars ^a   Olsson, Karen ^a   Petersen, Claus ^a   von Wasilewski, Reinhard ^a   Melter, Michael ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; ISHAK SCORE; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN VOLUME OF FIBROSIS PER NUMBER OF PERIPORTAL FIELD; PORTOENTEROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING; SURVIVAL;

EID: 69949100743     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: 15276473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.21711     Document Type: Article

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