Value of CT volume imaging for optimal placement of radiofrequency ablation probes in liver lesions

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1155-1161

  Antoch, Gerald ^a   Kuehl, Hilmar ^a   Vogt, Florian M ^a   Debatin, Joerg F ^a   Stattaus, Joerg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

CT, guidance; Liver neoplasms, therapy; Radiofrequency (RF) ablation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER METASTASIS; MECHANICAL PROBE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 0036847886     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(07)61958-7     Document Type: Article

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