A Novel Model to Predict Esophageal Varices in Patients with Compensated Cirrhosis Using Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Elastography

Yehyun Park; Seung Up Kim; Soo Young Park; Beom Kyung Kim; Jun Yong Park; Do Young Kim; Sang Hoon Ahn; Won Young Tak; Young Oh Kweon; Kwang-Hyub Han

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0121009

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A Novel Model to Predict Esophageal Varices in Patients with Compensated Cirrhosis Using Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Elastography

Yehyun Park,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Seung Up Kim ,

* E-mail: ksukorea@yuhs.ac (SUK); psyoung0419@gmail.com (SYP)

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Soo Young Park ,

* E-mail: ksukorea@yuhs.ac (SUK); psyoung0419@gmail.com (SYP)

Affiliation Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Beom Kyung Kim,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Jun Yong Park,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Do Young Kim,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Sang Hoon Ahn,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Won Young Tak,

Affiliation Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Young Oh Kweon,

Affiliation Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Kwang-Hyub Han

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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A Novel Model to Predict Esophageal Varices in Patients with Compensated Cirrhosis Using Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Elastography

Yehyun Park,
Seung Up Kim,
Soo Young Park,
Beom Kyung Kim,
Jun Yong Park,
Do Young Kim,
Sang Hoon Ahn,
Won Young Tak,
Young Oh Kweon,
Kwang-Hyub Han

Published: March 31, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121009

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