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    Radiofrequency Ablation Systems and Operating Mechanisms

    In the past two decades, local ablative technique has become an important therapeutic approach for small hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In those various therapies, radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has attracted ...

    Yaojun Zhang MD, PhD in Radiofrequency Ablation for Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma (2016)

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    Application of Artificial Pleural Effusion in Microwave Ablation of Liver Tumor

    Image-guided percutaneous thermal ablation therapy, such as radiofrequency or microwave, has been widely used for liver tumors. However, when the tumors are located in the hepatic dome, it is difficult to perf...

    Dezhi Zhang MD, ** Liang MD in Microwave Ablation Treatment of Solid Tumors (2015)

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    Microwave Ablation for Adenomyosis

    Several minimally invasive ways, including uterine artery embolization, high-intensity focused ultrasound, radiofrequency ablation, microwave ablation, and so on, have been used to reduce the patients’ symptom...

    Yu Yang MS, **a Ma MD, **g Zhang MD in Microwave Ablation Treatment of Solid Tumo… (2015)

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    Artificial Ascites in Assisting Percutaneous Microwave Ablation for Hepatic Tumors Adjacent to the Gastrointestinal Tract

    When a hepatic tumor is adjacent to the gastrointestinal tract (GT), the thermal ablation therapy could probably damage the GT to induce serious complications. Gastrointestinal perforation is the most importan...

    Min Zhang MD, ** Liang MD in Microwave Ablation Treatment of Solid Tumors (2015)

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    Breast-Conserving Therapy for Breast Cancer

    This provides a contemporary look at the current trends of breast-conserving therapy. Though outcomes are improving, such as local control and survival, the rate of lumpectomy versus mastectomy in breast cance...

    Charles E. Cox MD, Adela Fernandez MD, Evan Tummel MD, Richard Betzold MD in Breast Disease (2015)

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    Microwave Ablation for Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids

    Minimally invasive uterine-conserving treatments have been proposed to relieve the symptom and improve quality of life of patients with fibroids. Therefore, it is crucial to use minimally or noninvasive therap...

    Yanli Hao MS, **a Ma MD, **g Zhang MD in Microwave Ablation Treatment of Solid Tumors (2015)

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    Evolution of Clinical States and the Castration Resistant Clinical Paradigm

    Progressive disease burden in the face of castrate levels of testosterone defines the castration resistant disease state in prostate cancer. The mechanisms of disease progression into this state are numerous a...

    Tian Zhang MD, Andrew J. Armstrong MD, MSc in Management of Castration Resistant Prostat… (2014)

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    Pre-vasospasm: early brain injury

    Despite modern advances in surgery, subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) continues to carry high morbidity and mortality rates. The reasons for this are currently unclear. It is certain however that vasospasm is not...

    J. Cahill, John H. Zhang MD, PhD in Cerebral Vasospasm (2008)