High-intensity focused ultrasound ablation of the kidney in a large animal model

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 191-196

  Watkin, Nicholas A ^a,b   Morris, Sean B ^a   Rivens, Ian H ^a   Ter Haar, Gail R ^a  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BURN; KIDNEY TUMOR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RAT; THERMAL INJURY; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

EID: 0030998856     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.1997.11.191     Document Type: Article

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