A tailored approach to radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma and its outcome

Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-21

  Chen, Min Hua ^a   Yang, Wei ^a   Yan, Kun ^a   Wu, Jin Yu ^a   Dai, Ying ^a   Gao, Wen ^a   Zhang, Hui ^a   Wu, Wei ^a  

^a CANCER HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Complications; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Radiofrequency ablation; Survival rate; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN INJURY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENCE RISK; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR NECROSIS; TUMOR VOLUME;

ABDOMINAL NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40849102634     PISSN: 1000503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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