Open AccessLaser-Induced Thermotherapy Combined With Hepatic Arterial Embolization in the Treatment of Liver Tumors in a Rat Tumor Model
Author(s) -
Christoph T. Germer,
C. Isbert,
Dirk Albrecht,
A. Roggan,
Jörg Pelz,
JP Ritz,
G. Müller,
H. J. Buhr
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-199907000-00009
Subject(s) - medicine , liver tumor , embolization , urology , ablation , hepatocellular carcinoma , surgery
To assess the effect of combined laser-induced thermotherapy (LITT) and hepatic arterial embolization with degradable starch microspheres (DSM) on tumor response and intrahepatic temperature distribution in rats with liver tumors.