Postoperative MRI in patients undergoing interstitial laser coagulation thermotherapy of benign prostatic hyperplasia

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 273-278

  Mueller Lisse, Ullrich G ^a   Heuck, Andreas F ^a   Schneede, Peter ^a   Muschter, Rolf ^a   Scheidler, Jürgen ^a   Hofstetter, Alfons G ^a   Reiser, Maximilian F ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Laser and lasers; Magnetic resonance imaging; Prostate, diseases

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; UROLOGY;

AVERAGE AGES; BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; INTERSTITIALS; LASER AND LASER; LASER COAGULATION; LASER INDUCED; PROSTATE DISEASE; T2 WEIGHTED; THERMAL THERAPIES; THERMOTHERAPIES;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORGAN SIZE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; TISSUE NECROSIS;

EID: 0029921068     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-199603000-00019     Document Type: Article

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