PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF DYSPLASTIC NODULES IN CIRRHOSIS: CORRELATION WITH CT VASCULAR PATTERN, HISTOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT OF HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA
β Scribed by M. Iavarone; A. Sangiovanni; G. Ronchi; L.V. Forzenigo; A. Aghemo; P. Lampertico; M. Colombo
- Book ID
- 119633070
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 71 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1590-8658
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