Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2009; 15(41): 5157-5164
Published online Nov 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5157
Voxel-based analyses of magnetization transfer imaging of the brain in hepatic encephalopathy
Falk R Miese, Hans-Jörg Wittsack, Gerald Kircheis, Arne Holstein, Christian Mathys, Ulrich Mödder, Mathias Cohnen
Falk R Miese, Hans-Jörg Wittsack, Arne Holstein, Christian Mathys, Ulrich Mödder, Mathias Cohnen, Institute of Radiology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, MNR Clinic, Moorenstrasse 5, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany
Gerald Kircheis, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Moorenstrasse 5, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany
Author contributions: Miese FR, Wittsack HJ, Kircheis G, Holstein A, Mödder U and Cohnen M designed the research; Miese FR, Wittsack HJ, Kircheis G and Mathys C performed the research; Miese FR, Wittsack HJ and Holstein A analyzed the data; Miese FR wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Dr. Falk R Miese, Institute of Radiology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, MNR Clinic, Moorenstrasse 5, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany. dr.miese@gmx.de
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Received: May 27, 2009
Revised: August 3, 2009
Accepted: August 10, 2009
Published online: November 7, 2009
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