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World J Radiol. Apr 28, 2012; 4(4): 174-178
Published online Apr 28, 2012. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v4.i4.174
Published online Apr 28, 2012. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v4.i4.174
ARFI elastography for the evaluation of diffuse thyroid gland pathology: Preliminary results
Ioan Sporea, Roxana Sirli, Simona Bota, Alina Popescu, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, 300736 Timisoara, Romania
Mihaela Vlad, Ioana Zosin, Department of Endocrinology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, 300736 Timisoara, Romania
Author contributions: Sporea I designed, supervised and revised the manuscript; Sirli R and Bota S wrote the manuscript draft; Bota S, Sirli R, Popescu A, Vlad M and Zosin I performed the research; Bota S analyzed the data; Sporea I, Vlad M, Popescu A and Zosin I revised the manuscript draft; all authors approved the final version of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Dr. Ioan Sporea, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, 13, Snagov Street, 300482 Timisoara, Romania. isporea@umft.ro
Telephone: +40-256-309455 Fax: +40-256-488003
Received: October 7, 2011
Revised: March 17, 2012
Accepted: March 24, 2012
Published online: April 28, 2012
Revised: March 17, 2012
Accepted: March 24, 2012
Published online: April 28, 2012
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