European Journal of Radiology
Volume 54, Issue 2 , Pages 253-257 , May 2005

Hepatic vein Doppler waveform in patients with diffuse fatty infiltration of the liver

  • Levent Oguzkurt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Adana Teaching and Medical Research Center, Baskent University, Adana 01250, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +90 322 3272727; fax: +90 322 3271270.
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  • Tulin Yildirim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Adana Teaching and Medical Research Center, Baskent University, Adana 01250, Turkey
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  • Dilek Torun

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Adana Teaching and Medical Research Center, Baskent University, Adana, Turkey
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  • Fahri Tercan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Adana Teaching and Medical Research Center, Baskent University, Adana 01250, Turkey
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  • Osman Kizilkilic

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Adana Teaching and Medical Research Center, Baskent University, Adana 01250, Turkey
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  • E. Alp Niron

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey

Received 17 December 2003 ,Revised 10 May 2004 ,Accepted 12 May 2004.

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PII: S0720-048X(04)00182-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2004.05.011

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 54, Issue 2 , Pages 253-257 , May 2005

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