Percutaneous radiofrequency tissue ablation: Does perfusion-mediated tissue cooling limit coagulation necrosis?

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 1 I, 1998, Pages 101-111

  Goldberg, S Nahum ^a   Hahn, Peter F ^a   Tanabe, Kenneth K ^a   Mueller, Peter R ^a   Schima, Wolfgang ^a   Athanasoulis, Christos A ^a   Compton, Carolyn C ^a   Solbiati, Luigi ^b   Gazelle, G Scott ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Ospedale Generale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Liver tumors, secondary; Liver, blood supply; Radiofrequency ablation; Tumor ablation

Indexed keywords

VASOPRESSIN;

ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; CATTLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; LIVER METASTASIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; THERMOMETRY;

EID: 0031964917     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(98)70491-9     Document Type: Article

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