Saline-enhanced radio-frequency tissue ablation in the treatment of liver metastases

Radiology

Volumn 202, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 205-210

  Livraghi, Tito ^a   Goldberg, S Nahum ^b   Monti, Franco ^c   Bizzini, Antonella ^c   Lazzaroni, Sergio ^d   Meloni, Franca ^a   Pellicanò, Saverio ^a   Solbiati, Luigi ^e   Gazelle, G Scott ^b  

^a Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d Divisione Cardiologia   (Italy)

^e Ospedale Generale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Liver neoplasms, secondary; Liver neoplasms, therapy; Radiofrequency (RF) ablation

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CANCER SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER METASTASIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SWINE; TISSUE NECROSIS;

EID: 0031030127     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.202.1.8988212     Document Type: Article

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