Use of a moratorium to achieve consistent liquid nitrogen cryoprobe performance

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 110-113

  Rewcastle, John C ^a   Hahn, Leszek J ^a   Saliken, John C ^a   Mckinnon, J Gregory ^a  

^a FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cryotechnology; Cryotherapy; Quality control; Thermotherapy

Indexed keywords

ICE; LIQUID NITROGEN;

APPARATUS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COOLING; CRYOSURGERY; CRYOTHERAPY; FREEZING; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LIVER CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THAWING;

CRYOSURGERY; EVALUATION STUDIES; FREEZING; GELATIN; HUMANS; MODELS, STRUCTURAL; NITROGEN; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030862184     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9098(199710)66:2<110::AID-JSO7>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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