Elastographic imaging of thermal lesions in the liver in vivo following radiofrequency ablation: Preliminary results

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 11-12, 2002, Pages 1467-1473

  Varghese, T ^a   Zagzebski, J A ^a   Lee Jr , F T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Elasticity; Elastogram; Elastography; Imaging; Radiofrequency ablation; Strain; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

HISTOLOGY; MEDICINE; TUMORS; ULTRASONICS;

THERMAL LESIONS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMAGING; LIVER INJURY; MECHANICAL PROBE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SWINE; THERMAL INJURY; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; ELASTICITY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; LIVER; NECROSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SWINE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036866881     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(02)00656-7     Document Type: Article

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