Radiofrequency thermal ablation for treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma

International Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 225-235

  Rossi, Sandro ^a   Garbagnati, Francesco ^b   Rosa, Laura ^a   Azzaretti, Andrea ^a   Belloni, Giovanni ^a   Quaretti, Pietro ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver neoplasms; Radiofrequency (RF) ablation

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM; PARACETAMOL; SONOVUE; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

CANCER STAGING; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT; FATALITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PHYSICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0036689538     PISSN: 13419625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101470200034     Document Type: Conference Paper

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