Laparoscopic ultrasound for hepatocellular carcinoma and colorectal liver metastasis: An overview

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 135-144

  Rethy, Anna ^a   Langø, Thomas ^b   Mårvik, Ronald ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b SINTEF   (Norway)

^c TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL LIVER METASTASIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER RESECTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84876423020     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e31828a0b9a     Document Type: Review

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