Published January 2016
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Journal article
The role of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in image-guided liver ablations
- 1. Postgraduate School in Radiodiagnostics, University Studi di Milano, Milan (Italy)
- 2. Radiology Unit, Policlinico San Donato Research Hospital, Milan (Italy)
Description
We read with great interest the paper by Kim et al. entitled "Local ablation therapy with contrast enhanced ultrasonography for hepatocellular carcinoma: a practical review," recently published in Ultrasonography. We think that contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS), together with the development of reliable navigation systems, is likely to represent one of the most important advances in image-guided ablations in recent years. Thus, we offer some considerations on the topic
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Ultrasonography
- Journal Volume
- 35
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Series
- 5 refs
- Journal Page Range
- p. 87-88
- ISSN
- 2288-5919
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Korea, Republic of
- Country of Input or Organization
- Korea, Republic of
- INIS RN
- 47085753
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- ABLATION; CARCINOMAS; CONTRAST MEDIA; IMAGES; LIVER; RELIABILITY; THERAPY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY
- Descriptors DEC
- BODY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DISEASES; GLANDS; MEDICINE; NEOPLASMS; ORGANS