Percutaneous laser ablation in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma with small tumors: Analysis of factors affecting the achievement of tumor necrosis

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1447-1457

  Pacella, Claudio Maurizio ^a   Bizzarri, Giancarlo ^a   Francica, Giampiero ^a,c   Bianchini, Antonio ^a   De Nuntis, Stefano ^a   Pacella, Sara ^a   Crescenzi, Anna ^a   Taccogna, Silvia ^a   Forlini, Giuseppe ^a,c   Rossi, Zaccaria ^a   Osborn, John ^b   Stasi, Roberto ^a  

^a REGINA APOSTOLORUM HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c Presidio Ospedaliero Camilliani S Maria Della Pietà ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILLUMINATION; LASER SURGERY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR NECROSIS; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 29544445169     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.RVI.90000172121.82299.38     Document Type: Article

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