Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2010; 16(17): 2109-2119
Published online May 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i17.2109
Differentiation of focal liver lesions using three-dimensional ultrasonography: Retrospective and prospective studies
Wen Luo, Kazushi Numata, Manabu Morimoto, Akito Nozaki, Michio Ueda, Masaaki Kondo, Satoshi Morita, Katsuaki Tanaka
Wen Luo, Kazushi Numata, Manabu Morimoto, Akito Nozaki, Michio Ueda, Masaaki Kondo, Katsuaki Tanaka, Gastroenterological Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, 4-57 Urafune-cho, Minami-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 232-0024, Japan
Wen Luo, Department of Ultrasound, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, 15th Changle Xi Road, Xi’an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China
Satoshi Morita, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Yokohama City University Medical Center, 4-57 Urafune-cho, Minami-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 232-0024, Japan
Author contributions: Luo W and Numata K designed the research; Numata K and Morimoto M performed the research; Luo W, Nozaki A, Kondo M and Tanaka K contributed analytic tools; Luo W, Numata K, Ueda M and Morita S analyzed the data; Luo W and Numata K wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Kazushi Numata, MD, Gastroenterological Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, 4-57 Urafune-cho, Minami-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 232-0024, Japan. kz-numa@urahp.yokohama-cu.ac.jp
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Received: November 24, 2009
Revised: January 6, 2010
Accepted: January 13, 2010
Published online: May 7, 2010
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