In vivo validation of a therapy planning system for laser-induced thermotherapy (LITT) of liver malignancies

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 799-808

  Lehmann, Kai Siegfried ^a   Frericks, Bernd Benedikt ^a   Holmer, Christoph ^a   Schenk, Andrea ^b   Weihusen, Andreas ^b   Knappe, Verena ^a   Zurbuchen, Urte ^a   Peitgen, Heinz Otto ^b   Buhr, Heinz Johannes ^a   Ritz, Jörg Peter ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER MEVIS   (Germany)

Author keywords

In situ ablation; Laser induced thermotherapy; LITT; Liver; Simulation; Therapy planning

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; IN VIVO STUDY; LASER THERMOTHERAPY; LIVER BLOOD VESSEL; LIVER CANCER; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEALTH PLANNING; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; LASERS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; SUS SCROFA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 80051663515     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: 14321262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-011-1175-y     Document Type: Article

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