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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2012; 18(23): 2979-2987
Published online Jun 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i23.2979
Published online Jun 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i23.2979
Diagnostic value for extrahepatic metastases of hepatocellular carcinoma in positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan
Ji Eun Lee, Jae Young Jang, Soung Won Jeong, Sang-Woo Cha, Young Deok Cho, Institution for Digestive Research, Digestive Disease Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul 140-743, South Korea
Sae Hwan Lee, Hong Soo Kim, Institution for Digestive Research, Digestive Disease Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Cheon-an 330-721, South Korea
Sang Gyune Kim, Young Seok Kim, Boo Sung Kim, Institution for Digestive Research, Digestive Disease Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Bu-cheon 420-767, South Korea
So Young Jin, Department of Pathology, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul 140-743, South Korea
Deuk Lin Choi, Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul 140-743, South Korea
Author contributions: Lee JE, Jang JY, Jeong SW and Choi DL wrote the paper; Lee SH, Kim SG, Cha SW, Kim YS, Cho YD, Kim HS, Kim BS and Jin SY provided clinical advice; Lee JE, Jang JY and Jeong SW performed the research.
Correspondence to: Dr. Jae Young Jang, Institute for Digestive Research, Digestive Disease Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, 657, Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 140-743, South Korea. jyjang@schmc.ac.kr
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Received: December 9, 2011
Revised: February 6, 2012
Accepted: February 16, 2012
Published online: June 21, 2012
Revised: February 6, 2012
Accepted: February 16, 2012
Published online: June 21, 2012
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