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MELD‑Na and short-term outcome of patients with ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma receiving transarterial embolization

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  1. Lei Duan and Bo-Han Zhang have contributed equally to this work.

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  1. Department of Radiology, The Sixth People’s Hospital of Chengdu, 16 Jianshe South Street, Chenghua District, Chengdu, 610000, China

    Lei Duan, Jia-Xu Liao & Xiao-Hua Zheng

  2. Department of Liver Surgery, Liver Transplantation Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Lane, Wuhou District, Chengdu, 610000, China

    Bo-Han Zhang

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Duan, L., Zhang, BH., Liao, JX. et al. MELD‑Na and short-term outcome of patients with ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma receiving transarterial embolization. Abdom Radiol 47, 1205–1206 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-021-03400-5

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