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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2010; 16(23): 2918-2925
Published online Jun 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i23.2918
Published online Jun 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i23.2918
Shear wave velocity is a useful marker for managing nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Akihiko Osaki, Tomoyuki Kubota, Takeshi Suda, Masato Igarashi, Atsunori Tsuchiya, Masahiko Yano, Yasushi Tamura, Masaaki Takamura, Satoshi Yamagiwa, Minoru Nomoto, Yutaka Aoyagi, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata 951-8122, Japan
Keisuke Nagasaki, Toru Kikuchi, Department of Homeostatic Regulation and Development, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata 951-8122, Japan
Hirokazu Kawai, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata 951-8122, Japan
Author contributions: Osaki A and Kubota T contributed equally to this work; Kubota T and Suda T designed the research; Osaki A, Tsuchiya A, Yano M, Tamura Y, Takamura M, Kawai H and Yamagiwa S performed the research; Kubota T, Nagasaki K and Kikuchi T contributed to data manipulation; Igarashi M and Nomoto M contributed to histological evaluation; Suda T and Aoyagi Y analyzed the data; Suda T wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Takeshi Suda, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, 1-757 Asahimachi-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Niigata 951-8122, Japan. suda@med.niigata-u.ac.jp
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Received: January 24, 2010
Revised: April 1, 2010
Accepted: April 8, 2010
Published online: June 21, 2010
Revised: April 1, 2010
Accepted: April 8, 2010
Published online: June 21, 2010
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