Stepwise hook extension technique for radiofrequency ablation therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma

Oncology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 139-144

  Kobayashi, Masahiro ^a   Ikeda, Kenji ^a   Someya, Takashi ^a   Akuta, Norio ^a   Suzuki, Fumitaka ^a   Tsubota, Akihito ^a   Suzuki, Yoshiyuki ^a   Saitoh, Satoshi ^a   Arase, Yasuji ^a   Kumada, Hiromitsu ^a  

^a TORANOMON HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Locotherapy; Radiofrequency ablation; Stepwise extension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 18544376725     PISSN: 00302414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000063808     Document Type: Article

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