High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU): Effective and safe therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma adjacent to major hepatic veins

European Radiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 437-445

  Zhang, Lian ^a   Zhu, Hui ^a   Jin, Chengbin ^a   Zhou, Kun ^a   Li, Kequan ^a   Su, Haibing ^a   Chen, Wenzhi ^b   Bai, Jin ^b,c   Wang, Zhibiao ^a,b,c  

^a University of Medical Sciences   (China)

^b CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c National Research   (China)

Author keywords

Blood vessel injury; Hepatocellular carcinoma; High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; FEMALE; HEPATIC VEIN; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CONTRAST MEDIA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HEPATIC VEINS; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 59249093178     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-008-1137-0     Document Type: Article

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