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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2009; 15(27): 3398-3404
Published online Jul 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3398
Published online Jul 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3398
Applicability and variability of liver stiffness measurements according to probe position
Patrick Ingiliz, Kim Pav Chhay, Pascal Lebray, Yen Ngo, Yves Benhamou, Dominique Thabut, Vlad Ratziu, Thierry Poynard, AP-HP Hospital Group Pitié-Salpêtrière, Hepatology Department, 47-83 Hospital Boulevard, Paris 75651, France
Mona Munteanu, BioPredictive, 40 Bac street, Paris 75007, France
Dominique Roulot, AP-HP, Hepatology Department, Avicenne hospital, Bobigny 93000, France
Author contributions: Ingiliz P, Chhay KP, Munteanu M, Ngo Y and Roulot D performed the majority of the examinations; Lebray P, Benhamou Y and Thabut D coordinated the inclusion of patients; Ratziu V and Poynard T designed the study; Poynard T and Munteanu M performed the statistical analysis; Poynard T and Ingiliz P wrote the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Dr. Patrick Ingiliz, AP-HP Hospital Group Pitié-Salpêtrière, Hepatology Department, 47-83 Hospital Boulevard, Cedex 13, Paris 75651, France. p_ingiliz@web.de
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Received: January 9, 2009
Revised: June 5, 2009
Accepted: June 12, 2009
Published online: July 21, 2009
Revised: June 5, 2009
Accepted: June 12, 2009
Published online: July 21, 2009
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