Large-volume tissue ablation with radio frequency by using a clustered, internally cooled electrode technique: Laboratory and clinical experience in liver metastases

Radiology

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 371-379

  Goldberg, S Nahum ^a,d   Solbiati, Luigi ^b   Hahn, Peter F ^a   Cosman, Eric ^c,e   Conrad, Jennifer E ^c,e   Fogle, Robert ^a   Gazelle, G Scott ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Ospedale Generale   (Italy)

^c Radionics Inc   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Radionics Inc

Author keywords

Liver neoplasms; Liver neoplasms, therapy; Radiofrequency (RF) ablation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SWINE;

EID: 0000097040     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.209.2.9807561     Document Type: Article

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