Clinical Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 12 , Pages 1188-1189 , December 2009

Commentary on reliability of the bright liver echo pattern in diagnosing steatosis in patients with cryptogenic and HCV-related hypertransaminasaemia

  • C. Bartram

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: C. Bartram, Department of Radiology, Princess Grace Hospital, Nottingham Place, London, W1U 5NY, UK. Tel.: +44 20 7908 2000; fax: +44 20 7908 2010.

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PII: S0009-9260(09)00293-1

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2009.08.005

Clinical Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 12 , Pages 1188-1189 , December 2009

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