Radiofrequency ablation of liver tumors: Actual limitations and potential solutions in the future

World Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 8-14

  Künzli, Beat M ^a   Abitabile, Paolo ^a   Maurer, Christoph A ^a  

^a Kantonsspital Liestal ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver metastases; Radiofrequency ablation; Thermoablation

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052284990     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19485182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v3.i1.8     Document Type: Article

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