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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2012; 18(10): 1077-1084
Published online Mar 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i10.1077
Published online Mar 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i10.1077
Evaluation of acoustic radiation force impulse imaging for determination of liver stiffness using transient elastography as a reference
Gerald Kircheis, Abdurrahman Sagir, Ralf Kubitz, Dieter Häussinger, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Moorenstrasse 5, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany
Christoph Vogt, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Josef Hospital Moers, Asberger Str. 4, Moers 47441, Germany
Stephan vom Dahl, Department of Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology, St. Franziskus Hospital, Schönsteinstraße 63, Köln 50825, Germany
Author contributions: Kircheis G and Sagir A contributed equally to the work in this paper; Kircheis G, Sagir A, and Häussinger D designed the study; Kircheis G, Sagir A, Vogt C, vom Dahl S, and Kubitz R performed the study; Kircheis G, Sagir A, and Häussinger D analyzed data; Kircheis G, Sagir A, Kubitz R, and Häussinger D wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Dr. Dieter Häussinger, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Moorenstrasse 5, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany. haeussinger@med.uni-duesseldorf.de
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Received: May 9, 2011
Revised: July 27, 2011
Accepted: August 5, 2011
Published online: March 14, 2012
Revised: July 27, 2011
Accepted: August 5, 2011
Published online: March 14, 2012
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