High-intensity focused ultrasound for the treatment of liver tumours

Ultrasonics

Volumn 42, Issue 1-9, 2004, Pages 931-935

  Kennedy, J E ^a   Wu, F ^b   Ter Haar, G R ^c   Gleeson, F V ^a   Phillips, R R ^a   Middleton, M R ^a   Cranston, D ^a  

^a CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; HIFU; Liver; Therapy ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DATA REDUCTION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LASER ABLATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SURGERY; TUMORS; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

HIFU; LIVER; THERAPY ULTRASOUND;

ULTRASONICS;

CONTRAST AGENT BR1; CONTRAST MEDIUM; MICROSPHERE; PHOSPHOLIPID; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; LIVER TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MICROSPHERES; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 1642601566     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2004.01.089     Document Type: Conference Paper

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