Imaging findings of liver resection using a bipolar radiofrequency electrosurgical device - Initial observations

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 663-670

  Taibbi, Adele ^a   Furlan, Alessandro ^b   Sandonato, Luigi ^a   Bova, Valentina ^a   Galia, Massimo ^a   Marin, Daniele ^c   Cabibbo, Giuseppe ^a   Soresi, Maurizio ^a   Bartolotta, Tommaso Vincenzo ^a   Midiri, Massimo ^a   Lagalla, Roberto ^a   Brancatelli, Giuseppe ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d LA MADDALENA CANCER CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coagulative necrosis; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver, metastases; Liver, resection; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR RADIOFREQUENCY ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE; CANCER SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER RESECTION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WEDGE RESECTION;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROSURGERY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84858282545     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.01.015     Document Type: Article

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