Microbubble-induced increase in ablation of liver tumors by high-intensity focused ultrasound

Hepatology Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 308-314

  Hanajiri, Kazuyuki ^a   Maruyama, Toshiyuki ^a   Kaneko, Yukio ^a   Mitsui, Hiroshi ^a   Watanabe, Shunsuke ^a   Sata, Masataka ^a   Nagai, Ryozo ^a   Kashima, Takeshi ^a   Shibahara, Junji ^a   Omata, Masao ^a   Matsumoto, Yoichiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Hepatocellular carcinoma; HIFU; Levovist; Microbubble; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; SHU 508; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCISION; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CELL MEMBRANE; LIVER CELL NUCLEUS; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; MICROBUBBLE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAT; WAVEFORM;

EID: 33750902596     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hepres.2006.08.013     Document Type: Article

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