Radio-frequency thermal ablation of liver metastases with a cooled-tip electrode needle: Results of a pilot clinical trial

European Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1205-1211

  Lencioni, R ^a   Goletti, O ^a   Armillotta, N ^a   Paolicchi, A ^a   Moretti, M ^a   Cioni, D ^a   Donati, F ^a   Cicorelli, A ^a   Ricci, S ^a   Carrai, M ^b   Conte, P F ^a   Cavina, E ^a   Bartolozzi, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Interventional procedure; Liver; Liver neoplasms; Radio frequency ablation; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; METASTASIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLES; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031622979     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050536     Document Type: Article

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