Bipolar radiofrequency ablation for symptomatic giant (>10 cm) hepatic cavernous haemangiomas: Initial clinical experience

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2013, Pages e9-

  Van Tilborg, A A ^a   Nielsen, K ^a   Scheffer, H J ^a   Van Den Tol, P ^a   Van Waesberghe, J H T M ^a   Sietses, C ^b   Meijerink, M R ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b GELDERSE VALLEI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATIC CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 84871291236     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: 1365229X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2012.08.029     Document Type: Article

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