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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2008; 18(03): 245-248
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.41839
Interventional Radiology Symposium

Transjugular liver biopsy: What to do and what not to do

Shyamkumar N Keshava
Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore - 632 004, Tamil Nadu, India
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Thomas Mammen
Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore - 632 004, Tamil Nadu, India
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NRS Surendrababu
Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore - 632 004, Tamil Nadu, India
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Vinu Moses
Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore - 632 004, Tamil Nadu, India
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Transjugular liver biopsy


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