Coagulation necrosis induced by radiofrequency ablation in the liver: Histopathologic and radiologic review of usual to extremely rare changes

Radiographics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 377-390

  Kim, Young sun ^a   Rhim, Hyunchul ^a   Lim, Hyo Keun ^a   Choi, Dongil ^a   Lee, Min Woo ^a   Park, Min Jung ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER; LIVER RESECTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79953793123     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.312105056     Document Type: Review

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