Variability of size and shape of necrosis induced by radiofrequency ablation in human livers: A volumetric evaluation

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 420-425

  Stippel, Dirk L ^a   Brochhagen, Hans G ^a   Arenja, Mahesh ^a   Hunkemöller, Jens ^a   Hölscher, Arnulf H ^a   Beckurts, K Tobias E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Liver; Radiofrequency ablation; Shape; Volume

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; HUMAN; LIVER NECROSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; VOLUMETRY; CATHETER ABLATION; COLORECTAL TUMOR; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; LIVER TUMOR; METASTASIS; NECROSIS; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

CATHETER ABLATION; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; NECROSIS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 3142715930     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/ASO.2004.09.012     Document Type: Article

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