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Intraoperative real-time ultrasonic scanning for microwave coagulation of the prostate
T Harada1, T Kigure, T Kumazaki
1Department of Urology, Akita University School of Medicine, Japan.
Urologic Radiology
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
Nine patients with severe dysuria caused by prostatic cancer received prostatic microwave coagulation under intraoperative real-time ultrasonic scanning. During the procedure, the microwave applicator was clearly observed, and the coagulation region appeared as an hyperechoic area compared to the noncoagulated region. Intraoperative real-time ultrasonic scanning allowed safer and more efficacious application of prostatic microwave coagulation.