Using intraluminal ultrasound for the treatment of esophageal tumors: First clinical results

Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 740-743

  Melodelima, D ^a   Prat, F ^b   Theillere Y ^a   Cathignol, D ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b Hopital Cochin ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Intraluminal; Oesophagus; Therapy; Thermal ablation; Transducer; Tumor; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

INTRALUMINAL; OESOPHAGUS; THERAPY; THERMAL ABLATION; ULTRASOUND;

ABLATION; ACOUSTIC FIELDS; APPLICATORS; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; COAGULATION; TRANSDUCERS; TUMORS; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

ULTRASONICS;

EID: 46849114381     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2006.188     Document Type: Conference Paper

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