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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2012; 18(29): 3889-3895
Published online Aug 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i29.3889
Published online Aug 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i29.3889
Non-invasive determination of hepatic steatosis by acoustic structure quantification from ultrasound echo amplitude
Hidekatsu Kuroda, Keisuke Kakisaka, Takayoshi Oikawa, Mio Onodera, Kei Sawara, Kanta Oikawa, Ryujin Endo, Yasuhiro Takikawa, Kazuyuki Suzuki, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Iwate 020-8505, Japan
Naohisa Kamiyama, Ultrasound Systems Division, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Tochigi 324-8550, Japan
Author contributions: Kuroda H and Kakisaka K contributed equally to this work; Kuroda H, Kakisaka K, Kamiyama N, Oikawa T, Onodera M, Sawara K, Oikawa K, Endo R, Takikawa Y and Suzuki K designed the research; Kuroda H and Kakisaka K performed the research and analyzed the data; Kuroda H wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Hidekatsu Kuroda, MD, PhD, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Uchimaru 19-1, Morioka, Iwate 020-8505, Japan. hikuro@iwate-med.ac.jp
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Received: August 11, 2011
Revised: April 17, 2012
Accepted: May 6, 2012
Published online: August 7, 2012
Revised: April 17, 2012
Accepted: May 6, 2012
Published online: August 7, 2012
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