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Cirrhosis

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Abdominal Imaging

Abstract

Cirrhosis is a pathologic and clinical entity that occurs following repeated hepatocyte damage and is characterized by extensive fibrosis and innumerable regenerative nodules replacing the normal liver parenchyma. Ultimately, the process can lead to liver failure.

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  1. Duke University Medical Center, Erwin Road, Durham, NC, 27710, USA

    Dr. Daniele Marin & Dr. Rendon Nelson

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  1. Department of Radiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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  2. Department of Radiology, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Pablo R. Ros

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Marin, D., Nelson, R. (2013). Cirrhosis. In: Hamm, B., Ros, P.R. (eds) Abdominal Imaging. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13327-5_78

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