Laser-induced thermotherapy (LITT) for the treatment of liver metastases: The correlation of Gd-DTPA-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and histomorphological findings in the chronic model

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2970, Issue , 1997, Pages 543-553

  Isbert, Christoph M ^a   Germer, Christoph Thomas ^a   Albrecht, Dirk ^a   Schilling, Andreas ^a   Heiniche, Antje ^a   Roggan, André ^a   Wolf, Karl J ^a   Müeller, Gerhard J ^a   Buhr, Heinz Johannes ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Interventional radiology; Laser; Laser induced thermotherapy; LITT; Liver malignoma; Liver metastases; Magnetic resonance tomography; MRI

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ATOMS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; GADOLINIUM; LASER SURGERY; LASERS; LIGANDS; LIVER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICAL THERAPY; PLANERS; RADIATION; RADIOLOGY; RESONANCE; SURGERY; TOMOGRAPHY;

INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; LITT; LIVER METASTASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE TOMOGRAPHY; MRI;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 58049144473     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.275089     Document Type: Conference Paper

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