Transjugular liver biopsy: Indications, technique and results

Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 11-15

  Dohan, A ^a,b,c   Guerrache, Y ^a   Boudiaf, M ^a   Gavini, J P ^a,b   Kaci, R ^a   Soyer, P ^a,b,c  

^a HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c Université René Diderot   (France)

Author keywords

Diffuse liver disease; Tissue sample; Transjugular liver biopsy

Indexed keywords

ASCITES; BIOPSY DEVICE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; COMPLICATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER DISEASE; MONITORING; PUNCTURE; REVIEW; TRANSJUGULAR LIVER BIOPSY;

DIFFUSE LIVER DISEASE; TISSUE SAMPLE; TRANSJUGULAR LIVER BIOPSY;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84900793085     PISSN: 22115684     EISSN: 22115684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jradio.2013.12.009     Document Type: Review

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