Learning curve and interobserver reproducibility evaluation of liver stiffness measurement by transient elastography.

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Published in Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol on July 01, 2008

Authors

Jérôme Boursier1, Anselme Konate, Marine Guilluy, Gabriella Gorea, Apollinaire Sawadogo, Emmanuel Quemener, Frédéric Oberti, Stéphane Reaud, Isabelle Hubert-Fouchard, Nina Dib, Paul Calès

Author Affiliations

1: University of Angers, IFR 132, HIFIH Laboratory (UPRES 3859, IFR 132), Angers, F-49035 France.

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