In vitro and in vivo results of transcatheter microwave ablation using forward-firing tip antenna design

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 11 II, 1996, Pages 2004-2008

  Liem, L Bing ^a,b   Mead, R Hardwin ^c   Shenasa, Mohammad ^d   Kernoff, Robert ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SEQUOIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d O'Connor Hospital California   (United States)

Author keywords

ablation; microwave

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; DOG; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEATING; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NONHUMAN; RADIOFREQUENCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029999525     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1996.tb03270.x     Document Type: Article

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