Irreversible electroporation for nonthermal tumor ablation in the clinical setting: A systematic review of safety and efficacy

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 997-1011

  Scheffer, Hester J ^a   Nielsen, Karin ^a   De Jong, Marcus C ^a   Van Tilborg, Aukje A J M ^a   Vieveen, Jenny M ^a   Bouwman, Arthur ^a   Meijer, Sybren ^a   Van Kuijk, Cornelis ^a   Van Den Tol, Petrousjka ^a   Meijerink, Martijn R ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILE LEAKAGE; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROPORATION; HUMAN; LIVER TUMOR; MORTALITY; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR ABLATION; ABLATION THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ELECTROCHEMOTHERAPY; MULTIMODAL IMAGING; NEOPLASMS; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

ABLATION TECHNIQUES; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ELECTROCHEMOTHERAPY; HUMANS; MULTIMODAL IMAGING; NEOPLASMS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84903269232     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: 15357732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2014.01.028     Document Type: Article

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