Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 34, Issue 5 , Pages 718-725 , May 2008

Interobserver Agreement in Diagnosing Liver Involvement in Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia by Doppler Ultrasound

  • Elisabetta Buscarini

      Affiliations

    • Gastroenterology Department, Maggiore Hospital, Crema, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Elisabetta Buscarini, Gastroenterology Department, Maggiore Hospital, Largo Dossena 2, 26013 Crema, Italy.
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  • Michael Gebel

      Affiliations

    • Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology Department, Medical School Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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  • Kenneth Ocran

      Affiliations

    • Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology Department, University of Berlin (Campus Charité Mitte), Berlin, Germany
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  • Guido Manfredi

      Affiliations

    • Gastroenterology Department, Maggiore Hospital, Crema, Italy
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  • Giovanna Del Vecchio Blanco

      Affiliations

    • Gastroenterology Department, Maggiore Hospital, Crema, Italy
    • Gastroenterology Department, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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  • Rumen Stefanov

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
    • Statistics, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Clinical Research Center for Rare Diseases “Aldo e Cele Daccò,” Bergamo, Italy
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  • Carla Olivieri

      Affiliations

    • Genetic Institute, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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  • Cesare Danesino

      Affiliations

    • Genetic Institute, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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  • Alessandro Zambelli

      Affiliations

    • Gastroenterology Department, Maggiore Hospital, Crema, Italy

Received 8 March 2007 ,Revised 20 October 2007 ,Accepted 12 November 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2007.11.007

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 34, Issue 5 , Pages 718-725 , May 2008

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