Laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy of liver metastases in an interventional 0.5 Tesla MRI system: Technique and first clinical experiences
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Laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy (LITT) of liver lesions - technique and application data-clinical data
The liver plays a central role in the human metabolism and so represents one of the organ systems most often affected, especially by tumorous diseases. The group of colorectal carcinomas metastatically almost exclusively attacks this organ, which, according to studies by Weiss et al., can be attributed to the venous drainage of the intestines through the portal vein [1,2]. A large number of pri...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1053-1807
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.1101