Clinical value of CT/MR-US fusion imaging for radiofrequency ablation of hepatic nodules

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2281-2289

  Lee, Jae Young ^a   Choi, Byung Ihn ^a   Chung, Yong Eun ^b   Kim, Min Wook ^a   Kim, Se Hyung ^a   Han, Joon Koo ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Fusion Imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Radiofrequency ablation; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; ERROR; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER NODULE; MALE; METASTASIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; RECURRENCE RISK; REGISTRATION ERROR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANIMALS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; CATTLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864685762     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.08.013     Document Type: Article

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