Synchronous CT-guided brachytherapy in patients at risk for incomplete interstitial laser ablation of liver malignancies

Medical Laser Application

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 73-82

  Pech, Maciej ^a   Wieners, Gero ^a   Fischbach, Frank ^a   Hengst, Susanne ^a   Beck, Alexander ^a   Warschewske, Güsjal ^a   Lopez Hänninen, Enrique ^a   Wust, Peter ^a   Ricke, Jens ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; CT guided intervention; Laser ablation; Liver metastasis

Indexed keywords

DRUG DOSAGE; ENZYMES; LASER ABLATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT TREATMENT;

BRACHYTHERAPY; LASER TREATMENT; LIVER METASTASIS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

CAPECITABINE; FLUOROURACIL; IRIDIUM 192; LIVER ENZYME;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LIVER CANCER; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER WEIGHT; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; NAUSEA; NEODYMIUM LASER; PLEURA EFFUSION; RADIATION DOSE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; VOMITING;

EID: 5444247700     PISSN: 16151615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1615-1615-00127     Document Type: Article

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