Journal of Hepatology
Volume 44, Issue 1 , Pages 68-75, January 2006

A pilot approach for quantitative assessment of liver fibrosis using ultrasound: preliminary results in 79 cases

  • Hiroyuki Yamada

      Affiliations

    • Medicine and Clinical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuou-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 43 226 2083; fax: +81 43 226 2088.
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  • Masaaki Ebara

      Affiliations

    • Medicine and Clinical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuou-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
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  • Tadashi Yamaguchi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Information and Image Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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  • Shinichirou Okabe

      Affiliations

    • Medicine and Clinical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuou-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
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  • Hiroyuki Fukuda

      Affiliations

    • Medicine and Clinical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuou-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
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  • Masaharu Yoshikawa

      Affiliations

    • Medicine and Clinical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuou-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
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  • Takashi Kishimoto

      Affiliations

    • Molecular Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuou-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
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  • Hisahiro Matsubara

      Affiliations

    • Academic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuou-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
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  • Hiroyuki Hachiya

      Affiliations

    • Research Center for Frontier Medical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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  • Hiroshi Ishikura

      Affiliations

    • Molecular Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuou-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
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  • Hiromitsu Saisho

      Affiliations

    • Medicine and Clinical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuou-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan

Received 26 November 2004; received in revised form 17 August 2005; accepted 18 August 2005. published online 26 September 2005.

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PII: S0168-8278(05)00569-6

doi:10.1016/j.jhep.2005.08.009

Journal of Hepatology
Volume 44, Issue 1 , Pages 68-75, January 2006

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