3D ultrasound-based navigation for radiofrequency thermal ablation in the treatment of liver malignancies

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 933-938

  Sjolie E ^a   Lango T ^a   Ystgaard, B ^b   Tangen, G A ^a   Hernes, T A Nagelhus ^a   Marvik R ^b  

^a SINTEF   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Liver tumor ablation; Radiofrequency probe; Ultrasound image guidance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TUMOR; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; CATTLE; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 0037980434     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-002-9116-z     Document Type: Article

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