Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 8 , Pages 1251-1258 , August 2007

Resection of Abdominal Solid Organs Using High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound

  • Vesna Zderic

      Affiliations

    • Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
    • ,
  • Grant E. O’Keefe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
    • ,
  • Jessica L. Foley

      Affiliations

    • Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
    • ,
  • Shahram Vaezy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Shahram Vaezy, Associate Professor, Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, 1705 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98195 USA.

Received 10 June 2006 ,Revised 16 January 2007 ,Accepted 20 February 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2007.02.010

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 8 , Pages 1251-1258 , August 2007

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