Laser-induced thermotherapy for the treatment of liver metastasis: Correlation of gadolinium-DTPA-enhanced MRI with histomorphologic findings to determine criteria for follow-up monitoring

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1317-1325

  Germer, C T ^a   Isbert, C M ^a   Albrecht, D ^a   Ritz, J P ^a   Schilling, A ^a   Roggan, A ^a   Wolf, K J ^a   Muller G ^a   Buhr, H J ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Laser induced thermotherapy; Liver metastasis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LASER; LIVER; LIVER TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LASERS; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RABBITS;

EID: 0032209309     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649900849     Document Type: Article

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