Small hepatocellular carcinoma: Therapeutic effectiveness of percutaneous radio frequency ablation therapy with a LeVeen needle electrode

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 67-76

  Shirato, Kazuhito ^a   Morimoto, Manabu ^a   Tomita, Naohiko ^a   Kokawa, Atsushi ^a   Sugimori, Kazuya ^a   Saito, Takafumi ^a   Numata, Kazushi ^a   Sekihara, Hisahiko ^a   Tanaka, Katsuaki ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; LeVeen needle electrode; Radio frequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; BIOPSY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; NEEDLES; PATIENT TREATMENT;

NECROSIS;

ULTRASONICS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; NEEDLE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY; TUMOR NECROSIS;

EID: 0036141265     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2002.21.1.67     Document Type: Article

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