Significance of liver stiffness measurement by acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) among hepatitis C patients.

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Published in J Med Virol on November 05, 2013

Authors

Ryoko Yamada1, Naoki Hiramatsu, Tsugiko Oze, Naoki Morishita, Naoki Harada, Masanori Miyazaki, Takayuki Yakushijin, Takuya Miyagi, Yuichi Yoshida, Tomohide Tatsumi, Tatsuya Kanto, Norio Hayashi, Tetsuo Takehara

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita City, Osaka, Japan.

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