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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.
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Harada, T., Kigure, T., Kumazaki, T. et al. Intraoperative real-time ultrasonic scanning for microwave coagulation of the prostate. Urol Radiol 12, 45–49 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02923965
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02923965