Laser-induced thermotherapy (LITT) of liver metastases: MR-guided percutaneous insertion of an MRI-compatible irrigated microcatheter system using a closed high-field unit

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 663-670

  Puls, Ralf ^a   Stroszczynski, Christian ^a   Gaffke, Gunnar ^a   Hosten, Norbert ^b   Felix, Roland ^a   Speck, Ulrich ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Interventional MRI; Laser; LITT; Liver neoplasms; Thermal ablation

Indexed keywords

GADOBUTROL; GADOTERIDOL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PIRITRAMIDE; PRILOCAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CATHETERIZATION; CATTLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; LASER COAGULATION; LASER INDUCED THERMOTHERAPY; LASER MICROCATHETER SYSTEM; LIVER METASTASIS; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ENERGY; TECHNIQUE;

AGED; ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; CATTLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; LASERS; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0038050718     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.10298     Document Type: Article

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