The Effectiveness of Ultrasound Surveillance for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Canadian Centre and Determinants of Its Success

Autor: Korosh Khalili, Ravi Menezes, Tae Kyoung Kim, Leyla Kochak Yazdi, Hyun-Jung Jang, Suraj Sharma, Jordan Feld, Morris Sherman
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Vol 29, Iss 5, Pp 267-273 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2291-2789
2291-2797
DOI: 10.1155/2015/563893
Popis: BACKGROUND: The effectiveness of surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) using ultrasound (US) in North America has been questioned due to the predominance of patients of Caucasian ethnicity and larger body habitus.
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