EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations on the Clinical Use of Liver Ultrasound Elastography, update 2017 (long and short version)

Dietrich CF, Bamber J, Berzigotti A, Ferraioli G on behalf of the EFSUMB ultrasound elastography guideline group

Correspondence:

Prof. Dr. Christoph F. Dietrich

Department of Internal Medicine 2

Caritas-Hospital Bad Mergentheim

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