Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 36, Issue 10 , Pages 1637-1643 , October 2010

Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Elastography for Chronic Liver Disease: Comparison with Ultrasound-Based Scores of Experienced Radiologists, Child-Pugh Scores and Liver Function Tests

  • Ji Eun Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and the Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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  • Jae Young Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and the Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Jae Young Lee, M.D., Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital, 28 Yeongon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, Republic of Korea.
    • ,
  • Yoon Jun Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Jung Hwan Yoon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Se Hyung Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and the Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Jeong Min Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and the Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Joon Koo Han

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and the Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Byung Ihn Choi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and the Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea

Received 10 January 2010 ,Revised 12 June 2010 ,Accepted 20 July 2010.

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PII: S0301-5629(10)00374-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2010.07.016

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 36, Issue 10 , Pages 1637-1643 , October 2010

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