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Radiologist told me that there is early commencement of liver disease after scanning of liver. what does that mean?

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I am not sure: What he meant by that either. Ask your doctor who ordered the radiology study about the clinical implication of this abnormality.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 4/19/2013

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