Microwave ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma using a new percutaneous device: Preliminary results

Anticancer Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1221-1228

  Poggi, Guido ^a   Montagna, Benedetta ^a   Di Cesare, Pamela ^b   Riva, Giulia ^b   Bernardo, Giovanni ^a   Mazzucco, Mauro ^c   Riccardi, Alberto ^b  

^a University and Research Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c Hepatology Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

HCC; Image guided thermal ablation; Microwave ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE THERAPY; FEMALE; GENERATOR; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROWAVE THERAPY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MICROWAVES; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84875905356     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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