Intraoperative ultrasound in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: From daily practice to future trends

Liver Cancer

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 16-24

  Donadon, Matteo ^a   Torzilli, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Intraoperative ultrasound; Tumor limits

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER PARENCHYMA; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 84906671881     PISSN: 22351795     EISSN: 16645553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000346421     Document Type: Conference Paper

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