Guidance and monitoring of radiofrequency liver tumor ablation with contrast-enhanced ultrasound

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 51, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  Solbiati, Luigi ^a   Ierace, Tiziana ^a   Tonolini, Massimo ^a   Cova, Luca ^a  

^a GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contrast enhanced ultrasound; HCC; Liver; Metastases; Radiofrequency tumor ablation

Indexed keywords

IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MICROCIRCULATION; RADIOLOGY; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SULFUR; ULTRASONICS;

LIVER TUMOR; MICROBUBBLES; RADIOFREQUENCY (RF); SONOGRAPHY;

TUMORS;

ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM; SONOVUE;

ACCURACY; CELL VIABILITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER TUMOR; MICROCIRCULATION; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR NECROSIS; ULTRASOUND; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 3042600909     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2004.03.035     Document Type: Article

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