Imaging techniques and histology in the evaluation of liver fibrosis in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis mansoni in Brazil: A comparative study

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 414-421

  Voieta, Izabela ^a   de Queiroz, Leonardo C ^a   Andrade, Luciene M ^a,b   Silva, Luciana Cristina S ^a   Fontes, Vitor F ^a   Barbosa Jr , Aryon ^c   Resende, Vivian ^a   Petroianu, Andy ^a   Andrade, Zilton ^c   Antunes, Carlos Mauricio ^a   Lambertucci, José Roberto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Laboratórios Hermes Pardini   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Liver fibrosis; Magnetic resonance; Portal hypertension; Schistosomiasis; Splenectomy; Symmers' fibrosis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955479238     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000400011     Document Type: Article

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