Laser-induced thermal lesions in the human brain: Short- and long-term appearance on MRI

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 818-825

  Schwabe, Birgit ^a   Kahn, Thomas ^a   Harth, Thorsten ^a   Ulrich, Frank ^b   Schwarzmaier, Hans Joachim ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b HELIOS KLINIKUM KREFELD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain, neoplasms; Cancer, treatment; Laser and lasers; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; TUMORS;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; BRAIN TUMORS; CONCENTRIC ZONES; HUMAN BRAIN; LASER AND LASER; LASER INDUCED; LASER INDUCED INTERSTITIAL THERMOTHERAPY; SIGNAL INTENSITIES; T2 WEIGHTED; THERMAL LESION;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LASER SURGERY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031460887     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-199709000-00031     Document Type: Article

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