The Journal of Urology
Volume 176, Issue 4 , Pages 1654-1660 , October 2006

Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound for Radio Frequency Ablation of Canine Prostates: Initial Results

  • Ji-Bin Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Department of Radiology, 7th Floor, Main Building, 132 South 10th St., Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107 (telephone: 215-955-4862; FAX: 215-955-8549)
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  • Daniel A. Merton

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Gervais Wansaicheong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
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  • Flemming Forsberg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Pamela R. Edmonds

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Xue-Dong Deng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ultrasound, Nanjing Medical University Suzhou Hospital, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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  • Yan Luo

      Affiliations

    • Suzhou and Sichuan University Huaxi Hospital, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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  • Laurence Needleman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Ethan Halpern

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Barry B. Goldberg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Received 1 September 2005

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 Study received Institutional Animal Use and Care committee approval.Supported by National Institutes of Health Grant EB002794.

PII: S0022-5347(06)01531-X

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2006.06.090

The Journal of Urology
Volume 176, Issue 4 , Pages 1654-1660 , October 2006

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