Radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma with a saline solution perfusion device: A pilot study

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 575-580

  Hansler J ^a   Frieser, M ^a   Schaber, S ^a   Kutschall, C ^a   Bernatik, T ^a   Muller W ^b   Becker, D ^c   Hahn, E G ^a   Strobel, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b FURTWANGEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c NOZ ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SIZE; CATHETER ABLATION; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER PERFUSION; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MORTALITY; NEEDLE; PERFUSED NEEDLE APPLICATOR; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038814128     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.RVI.0000071096.76348.3B     Document Type: Article

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