Ultrasound-guided thermal ablation of malignant hepatic tumors

Ultrasound Quarterly

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 93-102

  Rhim, Hyunchul ^a   Dodd III, Gerald D ^a   Halff, Glenn A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Interventional procedures; Laser ablation; Liver neoplasms; Microwave ablation; Radiofrequency ablation; Ultrasound guidance

Indexed keywords

ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIVER TUMOR; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REVIEW; TARGET ORGAN;

EID: 0033459506     PISSN: 08948771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013644-199906000-00005     Document Type: Review

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