Interstitial laser photocoagulation under ultrasound guidance of liver tumors: Results in 104 treated patients

European Journal of Ultrasound

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 181-188

  Giorgio, Antonio ^a   Tarantino, Luciano ^a   De Stefano, Giorgio ^a   Farella, Nunzia ^a   Catalano, Orlando ^b   Cusati, Bianca ^b   Del Viscovo, Luca ^c   Alaia, Alfredo ^a   Caturelli, Eugenio ^d  

^a AO Dei Colli Hospital for Infectious Diseases D Cotugno   (Italy)

^b Ospedale S Maria delle Grazie   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Interventional procedure; Laser interstitial therapy; Liver; Neoplasm; Ultrasound (US) guidance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER NODULE; LIVER TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 0034212874     PISSN: 09298266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-8266(00)00086-0     Document Type: Article

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