Principles and clinical application of ultrasound elastography for diffuse liver disease

Ultrasonography

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 149-160

  Jeong, Woo Kyoung ^a   Lim, Hyo K ^a   Lee, Hyoung Ki ^b   Jo, Jae Moon ^b   Kim, Yongsoo ^c  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b SAMSUNG Electronics   (South Korea)

^c Hanyang University Guri Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Elasticity imaging techniques; Hypertension; Liver cirrhosis; Portal; Reference; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923385779     PISSN: 22885919     EISSN: 22885943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14366/usg.14003     Document Type: Review

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