Magnetic resonance imaging of interstitial laser photocoagulation of normal rat liver: Imaging-histopathological correlation

Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-52

  Roberts, H R S ^a,b   Paley, M ^b   Sams, V R ^a   Wilkinson, I D ^b   Lees, W R ^b   Hall Craggs, M A ^b   Bown, S G ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interstitial therapy; Lasers; Liver; Magnetic resonance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE LASER; LAPAROTOMY; LASER COAGULATION; LIVER; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOISOTOPE THERAPY; RAT;

EID: 0031002530     PISSN: 13645706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13645709709152825     Document Type: Article

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