Liver abscess after percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinomas: frequency and risk factors.

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Published in AJR Am J Roentgenol on June 01, 2005

Authors

Dongil Choi1, Hyo K Lim, Min Ju Kim, Suk Jung Kim, Seung Hoon Kim, Won Jae Lee, Jae Hoon Lim, Seung Woon Paik, Byung Chul Yoo, Moon Seok Choi, Seonwoo Kim

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50, Ilwon-dong, Kangnam-ku, Seoul 135-710, South Korea.

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