Experimental ablation of the pancreas with high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) in a porcine model

International Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-15

  Xie, Biao ^a   Li, Yu Yuan ^a   Jia, Lin ^a   Nie, Yu Qiang ^a   Du, Hong ^a   Jiang, Shu Man ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU FIRST PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Ablation; High intensity focused ultrasound; Pancreas

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS; PANCREAS NECROSIS; SAFETY;

EID: 79751469463     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14491907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijms.8.9     Document Type: Article

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