Thermal ablation of liver metastases from colorectal cancer: Radiofrequency, microwave and laser ablation therapies

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 119, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 451-461

  Vogl, Thomas J ^a   Farshid, Parviz ^b   Naguib, Nagy N N ^a,c   Darvishi, Abbas ^a   Bazrafshan, Babak ^a   Mbalisike, Emmanuel ^a   Burkhard, Thorsten ^a   Zangos, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^b MarienHospital Osnabruck   (Germany)

^c ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Laser induced thermotherapy; Liver metastases; Microwave ablation; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; COLORECTAL TUMOR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LIVER TUMOR; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; METASTASIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE;

CATHETER ABLATION; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; LASER THERAPY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MICROWAVES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84905571757     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11547-014-0415-y     Document Type: Article

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