Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation with multiple electrodes for medium-sized hepatocellular carcinomas

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-43

  Lee, Jung ^a   Lee, Jeong Min ^a   Yoon, Jung Hwan ^b   Lee, Jae Young ^a   Kim, Se Hyung ^a   Lee, Jeong Eun ^c   Han, Joon Koo ^a   Choi, Byung Ihn ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Interventional procedures; Liver; Preliminary clinical study; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IOHEXOL; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84855300486     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2012.13.1.34     Document Type: Article

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