Enhanced occlusion of vessels combining retrievable, detachable coils as differential electrodes with percutaneous, intravascular radiofrequency electrocoagulation: An experimental study

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 789-794

  Grabitz, Ralph G ^a   Handt, Stefan ^a   Neuss, Malte B ^b   Coe, James Y ^b   Von Bernuth, Götz ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

coil embolization; electrocoagulation; experimental study; radiofrequency; Transcatheter vessel occlusion

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL CATHETERIZATION; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SWINE;

EID: 0030449239     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004424-199612000-00009     Document Type: Article

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