MR imaging-guided percutaneous cryotherapy of liver tumors: Initial experience

Radiology

Volumn 217, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 657-664

  Silverman, S G ^a   Tuncali, K ^a   Adams, D F ^a   VanSonnenberg, E ^a   Zou, K H ^a   Kacher, D F ^a   Morrison, P R ^a   Jolesz, F A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryotherapy; Liver neoplasms, therapy; Magnetic resonance (MR), guidance

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; LIVER ENZYME; MYOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0033709620     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.217.3.r00dc40657     Document Type: Article

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