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Data from Sun Yat-Sen University, Cancer Center provide new insights into life sciences
Published in Cancer Weekly, March 30th, 2010
A report, 'Superficial malignant tumors: noninvasive treatment with ultrasonographically guided high-intensity focused ultrasound,' is newly published data in Cancer Biology & Therapy. "The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of ultrasonographically guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation for superficial malignant tumors. HIFU ablation was applied to 38 cases," researchers in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China report.
"The diameter of tumors ranged from 1.5-18 cm, including <or=3 cm in seven cases, >3 to <or=5 cm in four cases, >5 to <10 cm in 15 cases, and >or=10 cm in 12 cases. Using imaging techniques,...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2010-03-30)
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