Efficacy and safety of radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma in the hepatic dome with the CT-guided extrathoracic transhepatic approach

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 100-107

  Kim, Young Kon ^a   Kim, Chong Soo ^a   Lee, Jeong Min ^b   Chung, Gyung Ho ^a   Chon, Su Bin ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CT; Guidance; Liver neoplasm; Radiofrequency (RF) ablation; Therapy

Indexed keywords

EXTRATHORACIC TRANSHEPATIC APPROACH; LIVER NEOPLASM; RADIOFREQUENCY (RF) ABLATION; THERAPY;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRODES; LASER ABLATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; TUMORS;

RADIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER INJURY; MALE; NECROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SHOULDER PAIN; SURGICAL APPROACH; THERMAL INJURY;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748680909     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2006.05.002     Document Type: Article

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