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Original Article

Liver stiffness measurements by 2-dimensional shear wave elastography compared to histological and ultrasound parameters in primary biliary cholangitis

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Pages 1187-1193 | Received 06 Mar 2021, Accepted 04 May 2021, Published online: 10 Aug 2021

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