Minimally invasive treatment of malignant hepatic tumors: At the threshold of a major breakthrough

Radiographics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 9-27

  Dodd III, Gerald D ^a   Soulen, Michael C ^b   Kane, Robert A ^c   Livraghi, Tito ^d   Lees, William R ^e   Yamashita, Yasuyuki ^f   Gillams, Alison R ^e   Karahan, Okkes I ^a,g   Rhim, Hyunchul ^a,h  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^h Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alcohol ablation; Cryotherapy; Interventional procedures, technology; Lasers, interstitial therapy; Liver neoplasms, chemotherapeutic infusion, 761.1266; Liver neoplasms, therapy, 761.1266; Radiofrequency (RF) ablation

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYOSURGERY; DIATHERMY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; LIVER TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SELECTION; REVIEW;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; CRYOSURGERY; DIATHERMY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MICROWAVES; PATIENT SELECTION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033630061     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiographics.20.1.g00ja019     Document Type: Review

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