Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 4 , Pages 288-296 , April 2010

Volumetric analysis of the liver after right portal vein embolization: mid-term follow-up based on embolization score

  • J.H. Shin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 388-1, Pungnap-2dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: J.H. Shin, Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 388-1, Pungnap-2dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Republic of Korea. Tel.: +82 2 3010 4380; fax: +82 2 476 0090.
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  • H.-K. Yoon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 388-1, Pungnap-2dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Republic of Korea
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  • J. Kwon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Dongkuk University Hospital, Ilsan, Republic of Korea
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  • S.W. Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 388-1, Pungnap-2dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Republic of Korea
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  • E.Y. Chae

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 388-1, Pungnap-2dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Republic of Korea
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  • G.-Y. Ko

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 388-1, Pungnap-2dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Republic of Korea
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  • K.B. Sung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 388-1, Pungnap-2dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Republic of Korea
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  • D.-I. Gwon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 388-1, Pungnap-2dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Republic of Korea

Received 26 May 2009 ,Revised 24 September 2009 ,Accepted 27 September 2009.

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PII: S0009-9260(10)00026-7

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2009.09.019

Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 4 , Pages 288-296 , April 2010

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