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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2013; 19(6): 855-865
Published online Feb 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i6.855
Role of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in follow-up assessment after ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma
Shu-Guang Zheng, Hui-Xiong Xu, Ming-De Lu, Xiao-Yan Xie, Zuo-Feng Xu, Guang-Jian Liu, Lin-Na Liu
Shu-Guang Zheng, Hui-Xiong Xu, Lin-Na Liu, Department of Medical Ultrasound, Tenth People’s Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China
Shu-Guang Zheng, Hui-Xiong Xu, Ming-De Lu, Xiao-Yan Xie, Zuo-Feng Xu, Guang-Jian Liu, Lin-Na Liu, Department of Medical Ultrasonics, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
Author contributions: Zheng SG and Xu HX contributed equally to this work; Xie XY, Xu ZF and Liu GJ performed the majority of experiments; Zheng SG, Xu HX and Lu MD provided analytical tools and were also involved in revising the manuscript; Xu HX and Lu MD collected all the human materials and provided financial support for this work; Zheng SG, Xu HX, Lu MD and Liu LN designed the study and wrote the manuscript.
Supported by Public Welfare Research Special Project from Chinese Ministry of Health, No. 2008-2-10; Key Project from Shanghai Health Bureau, No. 20114003; Shanghai Talent Development Project from Shanghai Human Resource and Social Security Bureau, No. 2012045; National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30970837; and Chinese Ministry of Education, NCET-06-0723
Correspondence to: Ming-De Lu, MD, DMSc, Department of Medical Ultrasonics, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 58, Zhongshan Road 2, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China. lumd@live.com
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Received: October 23, 2012
Revised: December 17, 2012
Accepted: December 22, 2012
Published online: February 14, 2013
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