Radiofrequency ablation of hepatic tumors

Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 141-155

  D'Ippolito, Giuseppe ^a   Goldberg, S Nahum ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURVIVAL; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER TUMOR; OUTPATIENT; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036765464     PISSN: 10892516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/tvir.2002.36423     Document Type: Article

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