Complications of percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma: Imaging spectrum and management

Radiographics

Volumn 25, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages

  Akahane, Masaaki ^a   Koga, Hisao ^a   Kato, Nobuyuki ^a   Yamada, Haruyasu ^a   Uozumi, Kazuhito ^a   Tateishi, Ryosuke ^a   Teratani, Takuma ^a   Shiina, Shuichiro ^a   Ohtomo, Kuni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 28044437980     PISSN: 15271323     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.25si055505     Document Type: Conference Paper

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