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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2009; 15(11): 1301-1314
Published online Mar 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1301
Published online Mar 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1301
Diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma
Asmaa I Gomaa, Shahid A Khan, Simon D Taylor-Robinson, Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Division of Medicine, Imperial College London, St Mary’s Hospital Campus, South Wharf Road, London W2 1NY, United Kingdom
Edward LS Leen, Imaging Sciences Department, MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS, United Kingdom
Asmaa I Gomaa, Imam Waked, National Liver Institute, Menoufiya University, Shebeen ElKom, 32111, Egypt
Author contributions: All authors generated the ideas and contributed to the writing of this manuscript; Gomaa AI and Khan SA performed the original literature search and collated the data; Leen ELS was the main contributor to the imaging section; The whole manuscript was reviewed and verified by Waked I and Taylor-Robinson SD.
Correspondence to: Dr. Shahid A Khan, Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Division of Medicine, Imperial College London, St Mary’s Hospital Campus, South Wharf Road, London W2 1NY, United Kingdom. shahid.khan@imperial.ac.uk
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Received: November 14, 2008
Revised: December 5, 2008
Accepted: December 12, 2008
Published online: March 21, 2009
Revised: December 5, 2008
Accepted: December 12, 2008
Published online: March 21, 2009
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