Percutaneous ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma: Current status

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 8, 2010, Pages

  McWilliams, Justin P ^a   Yamamoto, Shota ^a   Raman, Steven S ^d   Loh, Christopher T ^a   Lee, Edward W ^a   Liu, David M ^a,b,c   Kee, Stephen T ^a  

^a UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d NONE

Author keywords

HCC; hepatocellular carcinoma; PEI; percutaneous ethanol injection; radiofrequency; RF

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

CRYOABLATION; FOLLOW UP; HIGH DENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND ABLATION; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; MICROWAVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR ABLATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ETHANOL; HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND ABLATION; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MICROWAVES; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PATIENT SELECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955444728     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.11.025     Document Type: Review

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