Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma: Of histologic grade on therapeutic results

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 186, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Seong, Hyun Kim ^a   Lim, Hyo K ^a   Choi, Dongil ^a   Won, Jae Lee ^a   Seung, Hoon Kim ^a   Min, Ju Kim ^a   Chan, Kyo Kim ^a   Yong, Hwan Jeon ^a   Jong, Mee Lee ^a   Rhim, Hyunchul ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ablation; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Histologic grade; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR GROWTH;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846296287     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.05.0350     Document Type: Article

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