Evaluation using contrast-enhanced harmonic gray scale sonography after radio frequency ablation of small hepatocellular carcinoma: Sonographic- histopathologic correlation

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 273-283

  Morimoto, Manabu ^a   Nozawa, Akinori ^a   Numata, Kazushi ^a   Shirato, Kazuhito ^a   Sugimori, Kazuya ^a   Kokawa, Atsushi ^a   Tomita, Naohiko ^a   Saitou, Toshifumi ^a   Nakatani, Yukio ^a   Imada, Toshio ^a   Tanaka, Katsuaki ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contrast enhanced sonography; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Pathologic findings; Radio frequency ablation

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; COAGULATION; FREQUENCIES; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; LASER ABLATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; TUMORS;

GRAY SCALE SONOGRAPHY; HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGIC METHODS; RADIO FREQUENCY ABLATION;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER TISSUE; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GRAY SCALE ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR BIOPSY;

EID: 20044365788     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2005.24.3.273     Document Type: Article

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