Radiofrequency Ablation in the Musculoskeletal System

Seminars in Roentgenology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 129-144

  Davis, Kirkland W ^a,b   Choi, James J ^a   Blankenbaker, Donna G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYOTHERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOID OSTEOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 1642474147     PISSN: 0037198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ro.2003.10.002     Document Type: Article

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