Factors predicting complete necrosis rate after ultrasound-guided percutaneous laser thermoablation of small hepatocellular carcinoma tumors in cirrhotic patients: A multivariate analysis

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 514-519

  Francica, G ^a,b   Iodice, G ^a   Delle Cave, M ^a   Sarrantonio, R ^a   Lapiccirella, G ^a   Molese, V ^a   Smeraldo, D ^a   Scarano, F ^a   De Marino, F ^a  

^a Unit Operativa di Gastroenterologia Ed Endoscopia Digestiva   (Italy)

^b Unità Operativa di Ecografia Diagnostica e Interventistica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Laser ablation; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; LASER ABLATION; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; PATIENT TREATMENT; ULTRASONICS;

HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA; INFILTRATING GROWTH PATTERN; PERCUTANEOUS LASER ABLATION (PLA);

TUMORS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NECROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NECROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249098061     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850701199942     Document Type: Article

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