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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2006; 12(27): 4325-4330
Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4325
Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4325
Assessment of liver fibrosis by a noninvasive method of transient elastography and biochemical markers
Masaki Kawamoto, Toru Mizuguchi, Tadashi Katsuramaki, Minoru Nagayama, Hideki Oshima, Hiroyuki Kawasaki, Takayuki Nobuoka, Yasutoshi Kimura, Koichi Hirata, Department of Surgery I, Sapporo Medical University Hospital, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, S-1, W-16, Chuo-Ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8543, Japan
Supported by the Grants-in-Aid from the Society for the Promotion of Science, Sapporo Medical University for T. Mizuguchi, and Grants-in-Aid from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports Science and Technology, Japan. No. 18591519 for T. Mizuguchi, No. 17591420 for T. Katsuramaki, and No. 15390403 for K. Hirata
Correspondence to: Toru Mizuguchi, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery I, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, S-1, W-16, Chuo-Ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8543, Japan. tmizu@sapmed.ac.jp
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Received: February 24, 2006
Revised: February 28, 2006
Accepted: March 13, 2006
Published online: July 21, 2006
Revised: February 28, 2006
Accepted: March 13, 2006
Published online: July 21, 2006
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