Radiofrequency Ablation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Prospective Comparison of Four Radiofrequency Devices

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1118-1125

  Lin, Shi Ming ^a   Lin, Chen Chun ^a   Chen, Wei Ting ^a   Chen, Yi Chen ^a   Hsu, Chao Wei ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548281126     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2007.06.010     Document Type: Article

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