Outcomes of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma referred for percutaneous radiofrequency ablation at a tertiary center: Analysis focused on the feasibility with the use of ultrasonography guidance

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Kim, Ji Eun ^a   Kim, Young Sun ^a   Rhim, Hyunchul ^a   Lim, Hyo K ^a   Lee, Min Woo ^a   Choi, Dongil ^a   Shin, Sung Wook ^a   Cho, Sung Ki ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Interventional procedure; Radiofrequency ablation; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER MORPHOLOGY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SIZE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCUTANEOUS RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SAFETY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THERMAL INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR INVISIBILITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IOHEXOL; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 80052140864     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.03.090     Document Type: Article

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