Imaging After Radiofrequency Ablation of Hepatic Tumors

Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 49-66

  Kim, Young sun ^a   Rhim, Hyunchul ^a   Lim, Hyo Keun ^a  

^a Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; THERAPY EFFECT; ULTRASOUND;

CATHETER ABLATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS;

EID: 61349103884     PISSN: 08872171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sult.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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