Viral Hepatitis
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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2006; 12(48): 7768-7773
Published online Dec 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i48.7768
Usefulness of noninvasive transient elastography for assessment of liver fibrosis stage in chronic hepatitis C
Tadashi Takeda, Takahiro Yasuda, Yuji Nakayama, Mika Nakaya, Megumi Kimura, Mariko Yamashita, Ayumi Sawada, Koji Abo, Setsuko Takeda, Hiroki Sakaguchi, Susumu Shiomi, Hitoshi Asai, Shuichi Seki
Tadashi Takeda, Takahiro Yasuda, Yuji Nakayama, Mika Nakaya, Megumi Kimura, Hiroki Sakaguchi, Shuichi Seki, Department of Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
Mariko Yamashita, Ayumi Sawada, Koji Abo, Setsuko Takeda, Central Clinical Laboratory, Osaka City University Medical School Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Susumu Shiomi, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
Hitoshi Asai, Health Service Center, Osaka Kyoiku University, Osaka, Japan
Correspondence to: Tadashi Takeda, MD, Department of Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, 1-4-3 Asahimachi Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan. takeda@med.osaka-cu.ac.jp
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Received: August 21, 2006
Revised: August 28, 2006
Accepted: November 23, 2006
Published online: December 28, 2006
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