Interstitial devices for minimally invasive thermal ablation by high-intensity ultrasound

International Journal of Hyperthermia

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 153-163

  Lafon, C ^a,b   Melodelima, D ^a,b   Salomir, R ^a,b   Chapelon, J Y ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Interstitial; Review; Thermal ablation; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; BLOOD CLOTTING; CRYOTHERAPY; ECHOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEATING; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROWAVE THERAPY; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; THERMOMETRY; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

ANIMALS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TRANSDUCERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 33947162967     PISSN: 02656736     EISSN: 14645157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02656730601173029     Document Type: Article

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