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Review
. 2016 Feb;77(2):90-5.
doi: 10.12968/hmed.2016.77.2.90.

Liver biopsy: past, present and future

Srivathsan Ravindran  1 , Sarah H Hancox  2 , David C Howlett  3
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Review

Liver biopsy: past, present and future

Srivathsan Ravindran et al. Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2016 Feb.

Abstract

Liver biopsy is an integral part of evaluation of liver disease. Indications and techniques have developed to allow functional and prognostic liver assessment, along with biochemistry and dynamic imaging, in both diffuse and focal liver disease. However, non-invasive techniques are changing the way clinicians use liver biopsy.

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