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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2013; 19(1): 92-96
Published online Jan 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i1.92
Published online Jan 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i1.92
Index of convexity: A novel liver function index using Tc-GSA scintigraphy
Kenji Miki, Yuichi Matsui, Masanori Teruya, Michio Kaminishi, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Showa General Hospital, Tokyo187-8510, Japan
Norihiro Kokudo, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery Division, Artificial Organ and Transplantation Division, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
Author contributions: Miki K designed the study, analyzed and interpreted the data, and wrote the manuscript; Matui Y collected the data; Teruya M, Kaminishi M, and Kokudo N revised the manuscript for important intellectual content pertaining to the study concept, and analysis and interpretation of data.
Correspondence to: Kenji Miki, MD, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Showa General Hospital, 8-1-1 Hanakoganei, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8510, Japan. miki-kenji@umin.ac.jp
Telephone: +81-42-4610052 Fax: +81-42-4647912
Received: August 19, 2012
Revised: October 20, 2012
Accepted: November 14, 2012
Published online: January 7, 2013
Revised: October 20, 2012
Accepted: November 14, 2012
Published online: January 7, 2013
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