Hepatocarcinogenesis: Imaging-pathologic correlation

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 232-243

  Park, Young Nyun ^a   Kim, Myeong Jin ^a,b  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Borderline lesion; Computed tomography; Diagnosis; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pathology

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLYPICAN 3; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70;

ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DYSPLASIA; EARLY CANCER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER NODULE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79960319151     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: 14320509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-011-9688-y     Document Type: Article

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