Wet radio-frequency ablation using multiple electrodes: Comparative study of bipolar versus monopolar modes in the bovine liver

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 408-417

  Jeong, Min Lee ^a   Joon, Koo Han ^a   Se, Hyung Kim ^a   Chang, Jin Han ^a   Su, Kyung An ^a   Jae, Young Lee ^a   Byung, In Choi ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Perfused cooled electrode; rf; Tissue

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

MULTIPLE ELECTRODES; RADIO-FREQUENCY (RF); TISSUE TEMPERATURE;

ELECTRODES;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; LIVER; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIOFREQUENCY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; CATTLE; ELECTRODES; LIVER; NECROSIS; SALINE SOLUTION, HYPERTONIC; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 19344368068     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2004.06.004     Document Type: Article

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