Laser-induced thermatherapy: Do we really need MR thermometry?

European Radiology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 5-6

  Vogl, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; BLEEDING; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; CANCER TISSUE; COOLING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; HEPATIC ARTERY; HEPATIC VEIN; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; IN VIVO STUDY; LASER; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOMETRY; TISSUE NECROSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; LASER COAGULATION; LIVER; LIVER TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; HEPATIC ARTERY; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; LASER COAGULATION; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, ANIMAL; SWINE;

EID: 0036364791     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300101117     Document Type: Editorial

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