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Accurate preoperative evaluation of liver mass lesions without fine-needle biopsy

  1. Guido Torzilli1,
  2. Masami Minagawa1,
  3. Tadatoshi Takayama1,
  4. Kazuto Inoue1,
  5. Ai-Min Hui1,
  6. Keiichi Kubota1,
  7. Kuni Ohtomo2,
  8. Masatoshi Makuuchi M.D., Ph.D.1,*

Article first published online: 30 DEC 2003

DOI: 10.1002/hep.510300411

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Hepatology

Hepatology

Volume 30, Issue 4, pages 889–893, October 1999

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Torzilli, G., Minagawa, M., Takayama, T., Inoue, K., Hui, A.-M., Kubota, K., Ohtomo, K. and Makuuchi, M. (1999), Accurate preoperative evaluation of liver mass lesions without fine-needle biopsy. Hepatology, 30: 889–893. doi: 10.1002/hep.510300411

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  1. 1

    Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery Division, Artificial Organ and Transplantation Division, Department of Surgery, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

  2. 2

    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

*Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery Division, Artificial Organ and Transplantation Division, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan. fax: +81 3 5800 8843

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 30 DEC 2003
  2. Article first published online: 30 DEC 2003
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 7 JUL 1999
  4. Manuscript Received: 28 APR 1999

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  • grants-in-aid for Cancer Research from the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Japan

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