Radiofrequency ablation of hepatic tumors adjacent to the gallbladder: Feasibility and safety

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 180, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 697-701

  Chopra, Shailendra ^a   Dodd III, Gerald D ^a   Chanin, Matthew P ^a   Chintapalli, Kedar N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHOLECYSTITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; DISEASE COURSE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; GALLBLADDER; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SHOULDER PAIN; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0037372132     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.180.3.1800697     Document Type: Article

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