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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2006; 12(47): 7660-7665
Published online Dec 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i47.7660
Published online Dec 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i47.7660
Sampling variability of computer-aided fractal-corrected measures of liver fibrosis in needle biopsy specimens
Fabio Grizzi, Carlo Russo, Barbara Franceschini, Nicola Dioguardi, Laboratori di Medicina Quantitativa, Istituto Clinico Humanitas IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
Mariagrazia Di Rocco, Department of Pathology, Istituto Clinico Humanitas IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
Valter Torri, Laboratory of Clinical Research in Oncology, Mario Negri Institute of Pharmacological Research, Milan, Italy
Emanuela Morenghi, Clinical Research Office, Istituto Clinico Humanitas IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
Luigi Rainiero Fassati, Department of General Surgery and Transplantation, Ospedale Maggiore IRCCS, Milan, Italy
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by “Michele Rodriguez” Foundation, Institute for Quantitative Measures in Medicine, Milan, Italy
Correspondence to: Nicola Dioguardi, MD, Laboratori di Medicina Quantitativa, Istituto Clinico Humanitas IRCCS, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano MI 20089, Italy. nicola.dioguardi@humanitas.it
Telephone: +39-2-82244501 Fax: +39-2-82244590
Received: May 31, 2006
Revised: November 1, 2006
Accepted: November 6, 2006
Published online: December 21, 2006
Revised: November 1, 2006
Accepted: November 6, 2006
Published online: December 21, 2006
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