Contemporary outcomes of focal therapy in prostate cancer: What do we know so far...

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 593-597

  Ward, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryotherapy; Focal therapy; High intensity focused ultrasound; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRYOSURGERY; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTATE; PROSTATE TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CRYOSURGERY; HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND ABLATION; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957131499     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-010-0584-9     Document Type: Article

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