Robot-assisted high-intensity focused ultrasound in focal therapy of prostate cancer

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 843-847

  Chaussy, Christian G ^a   Thüroff, Stefan ^a  

^a Klinikum Harlaching   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HUMAN; ORGAN SIZE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATE CANCER; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TRANSDUCER; TREATMENT PLANNING;

HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; ROBOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND, HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED, TRANSRECTAL;

EID: 77952558376     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2009.0439     Document Type: Review

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