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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2013; 19(20): 3083-3089
Published online May 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i20.3083
High-intensity focused ultrasound ablation: An effective bridging therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma patients
Tan To Cheung, Sheung Tat Fan, See Ching Chan, Kenneth SH Chok, Ferdinand SK Chu, Caroline R Jenkins, Regina CL Lo, James YY Fung, Albert CY Chan, William W Sharr, Simon HY Tsang, Wing Chiu Dai, Ronnie TP Poon, Chung Mau Lo
Tan To Cheung, Sheung Tat Fan, See Ching Chan, Kenneth SH Chok, Albert CY Chan, William W Sharr, Simon HY Tsang, Wing Chiu Dai, Ronnie TP Poon, Chung Mau Lo, Department of Surgery, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Sheung Tat Fan, See Ching Chan, James YY Fung, Ronnie TP Poon, Chung Mau Lo, State Key Laboratory for Liver Research, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Ferdinand SK Chu, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Caroline R Jenkins, Department of Anaesthesiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Regina CL Lo, Department of Pathology, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
James YY Fung, Department of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Author contributions: Cheung TT designed the study, collected data and drafted the manuscript; Fan ST and Lo CM supervised the research and revised the manuscript; Chan SC and Poon RTP supervised the research; Chok KSH, Chu FSK, Jenkins CR, Lo RCL, Fung JYY, Chan ACY, Sharr WW, Tsang SHY and Dai WC collected the data.
Correspondence to: Sheung Tat Fan, Professor, State Key Laboratory for Liver Research, the University of Hong Kong, 102 Pok Fu Lam Road, Hong Kong, China. stfan@hku.hk
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Received: September 29, 2012
Revised: October 29, 2012
Accepted: January 11, 2013
Published online: May 28, 2013
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