Radiofrequency ablation: Emerging therapy for the small pulmonary nodule?

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 134-137

  Kucharczuk, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Lung neoplasms; Percutaneous ablation; Radiofrequency ablation (RFA)

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG NODULE; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; NEEDLE BIOPSY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY;

CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CATHETER ABLATION; COIN LESION, PULMONARY; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS;

EID: 23744448409     PISSN: 10430679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2005.04.005     Document Type: Review

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