Thermal Characteristics of a Hepatic Cryolesion Formed in Vitro by a 3-mm Implantable Cryoprobe

Cryobiology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 156-164

  Lam, C M ^a   Shimi, S M ^a   Cuschieri, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cooling kinetics; Hepatic cryosurgery; Implantable needle cryoprobe

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; LIVER; SWINE; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; LIVER; SWINE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0032015336     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cryo.1997.2070     Document Type: Article

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