Detailed interstitial temperature mapping during treatment with a novel transurethral microwave thermoablation system in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia

Journal of Urology

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 258-264

  Larson, Thayne R ^a   Collins, Joseph M ^a   Corica, Alberto ^a  

^a Department of Urology ^*

Author keywords

Diathermy; Microwaves; Prostatic hyperplasia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIATHERMY; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; TEMPERATURE; URETHRA;

EID: 0031986419     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)64078-3     Document Type: Article

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