The safety and feasibility of extracorporeal high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for the treatment of liver and kidney tumours in a Western population

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 890-895

  Illing, R O ^a   Kennedy, J E ^a   Wu, F ^b   Ter Haar, G R ^c   Protheroe, A S ^d   Friend, P J ^a   Gleeson, F V ^a   Cranston, D W ^a   Phillips, R R ^a   Middleton, M R ^d  

^a CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ablation; Clinical; HIFU; Kidney; Liver

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KIDNEY TUMOR; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; SAFETY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 27144503075     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602803     Document Type: Article

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