Thermal ablation therapy for focal malignancy: A unified approach to underlying principles, techniques, and diagnostic imaging guidance

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 323-331

  Goldberg, S Nahum ^a   Gazelle, G Scott ^b   Mueller, Peter R ^b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FOLLOW UP; HEAT LOSS; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0033979118     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.174.2.1740323     Document Type: Review

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