Radiofrequency Interstitial Tissue Ablation: Wet Electrode

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 563-577

  Leveillee, Raymond J ^a   Hoey, Michael F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRODE; ENERGY; FLUID FLOW; FREEZING; HEALING; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INFLAMMATION; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERSTITIUM; KIDNEY TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 0242298719     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/089277903322518563     Document Type: Article

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