Ablation of tissue volumes using high intensity focused ultrasound

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 659-669

  Malcolm, A L ^a   Ter Haar, Gail R ^a  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Hyperthermia; Therapy; Ultrasound surgery

Indexed keywords

HYPERTHERMIA THERAPY; HYPOTHERMIA; MEDICINE; SURGERY;

CANCER; THERAPY; ULTRASOUND SURGERY;

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; LIVER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL INJURY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

EID: 0030002154     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-5629(96)00020-8     Document Type: Article

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