Microwave ablation assisted by a real-time virtual navigation system for hepatocellular carcinoma undetectable by conventional ultrasonography

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1455-1459

  Liu, Fang Yi ^a   Yu, Xiao Ling ^a   Liang, Ping ^a   Cheng, Zhi Gang ^a   Han, Zhi Yu ^a   Dong, Bao Wei ^a   Zhang, Xiao Hong ^b  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b Esaote   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Microwave ablation; Real time virtual navigation; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAPHRAGM; ECHOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; IMAGE QUALITY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; MICROWAVE THERAPY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME VIRTUAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICROWAVES; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84861593993     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.03.057     Document Type: Article

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