Transjugular liver biopsy: Comparison of sample adequacy with the use of two automated needle systems

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 341-345

  Behrens, George ^a   Ferral, Hector ^a   Giusto, Deborah ^a   Patel, Jay ^a   Van Thiel, David H ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FLEXCORE NEEDLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUICK CORE NEEDLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TRANSJUGULAR LIVER BIOPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMATION, LABORATORY; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHICAGO; CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952192436     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2010.10.012     Document Type: Article

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