Sonography guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma: Effect of cooperative training on the pretreatment assessment of the operation's feasibility

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-37

  Min, Ju Kim ^a   Lim, Hyo K ^b   Choi, Dongil ^b   Won, Jae Lee ^b   Rhim, Hyun Chul ^b   Kim, Seonwoo ^c  

^a College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Liver neoplasm, US; Therapeutic radiology, pretreatment planning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 39449112111     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2008.9.1.29     Document Type: Article

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