Magnetic resonance-guided freehand radiofrequency ablation of malignant liver lesions: A new simplified and time-efficient approach using an interactive open magnetic resonance scan platform and hepatocyte-specific contrast agent

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 422-428

  Fischbach, Frank ^a   Lohfink, Katharina ^a   Gaffke, Gunnar ^b   Wybranski, Christian ^a   Mohnike, Konrad ^a   Wonneberger, Uta ^a   Pech, Maciej ^a   Jungnickel, Kerstin ^a   Ricke, Jens ^a   Strach, Katharina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MAGDEBURG   (Germany)

^b KMG Klinikum Gustrow   (Germany)

Author keywords

freehand biopsy; liver; MR intervention; radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

GADOXETIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; HUMAN; LIVER TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION;

EID: 84877584773     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: 15360210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RLI.0b013e3182803dae     Document Type: Article

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