Radiofrequency ablation of large size liver tumours using novel plan-parallel expandable bipolar electrodes: Initial clinical experience

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 167-171

  Meijerink, Martijn R ^a   Van Den Tol, Petrousjka ^a   Van Tilborg, Aukje A J M ^a   Van Waesberghe, Jan Hein T M ^a   Meijer, Sybren ^a   Van Kuijk, Cornelis ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Interventional; Liver tumours; Radiofrequency ablation (RFA)

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURGERY; CARCINOID LIVER METASTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL LIVER METASTASIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER METASTASIS; MALE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SAFETY;

AGED; CARCINOMA; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953784845     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.06.025     Document Type: Article

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