Percutaneous radiofrequency thermal ablation of liver malignancies: Techniques, indications, imaging findings, and clinical results

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 345-360

  Lencioni, R ^a   Cioni, D ^a   Bartolozzi, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER METASTASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CATHETER ABLATION; HEAT; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034968785     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002610000194     Document Type: Review

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