Current status of radio-frequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma
β Scribed by K. K. Ng; S. T. Fan
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- German
- Weight
- 117 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-544X
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## Abstract ## Purpose To determine the usefulness of nonenhanced T1βweighted spoiled gradientβrecalled acquisition in the steadyβstate (SPGR) MRI in the early assessment of the efficacy of radio frequency (RF) therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). ## Materials and Methods A total of 23 pa
E arly detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is important, since the most effective treatment for HCC is surgical resection or local ablation therapy when the tumor is small. Fortunately, recent advances in liver imaging techniques have facilitated the detection of small HCCs. ## Recent progr