European Journal of Radiology
Volume 61, Issue 1 , Pages 57-69 , January 2007

Cirrhosis: CT and MR imaging evaluation

  • Giuseppe Brancatelli

      Affiliations

    • Sezione di Radiologia, Ospedale Specializzato in Gastroenterologia, “Saverio de Bellis”—IRCCS, 70013 Castellana Grotte (Bari), Italy
    • Sezione di Scienze Radiologiche, Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Mediche e Medicina Legale, Università di Palermo, Via del Vespro 127, 90127 Palermo, Italy
    • Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 200 Lothrop Street, 15213 Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Via Villaermosa 29, 90139 Palermo, Italy. Tel.: +39 3291828155; fax: +39 0916552325.
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  • Michael P. Federle

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 200 Lothrop Street, 15213 Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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  • Roberta Ambrosini

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, “Maggiore della Carità” University Hospital, “A.Avogadro” Eastern Piemonte University, Corso Mazzini 18, Novara, Italy
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  • Roberto Lagalla

      Affiliations

    • Sezione di Scienze Radiologiche, Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Mediche e Medicina Legale, Università di Palermo, Via del Vespro 127, 90127 Palermo, Italy
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  • Alessandro Carriero

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, “Maggiore della Carità” University Hospital, “A.Avogadro” Eastern Piemonte University, Corso Mazzini 18, Novara, Italy
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  • Massimo Midiri

      Affiliations

    • Sezione di Scienze Radiologiche, Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Mediche e Medicina Legale, Università di Palermo, Via del Vespro 127, 90127 Palermo, Italy
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  • Valérie Vilgrain

      Affiliations

    • Service de Radiologie, Hopital Beaujon, 100 Boulevard du General Leclerc, 92118 Clichy, France

Received 7 July 2006 ,Accepted 2 November 2006.

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PII: S0720-048X(06)00443-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2006.11.003

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 61, Issue 1 , Pages 57-69 , January 2007

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