Radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma: Long-term experience with expandable needle electrodes

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 186, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Cabassa, Paolo ^a   Donato, Francesco ^a   Simeone, Federica ^a   Grazioli, Luigi ^a   Romanini, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Liver disease; Oncology; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER NODULE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TRANSFUSION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 33846329121     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.05.0243     Document Type: Article

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