Radiofrequency ablation of the liver in a rabbit model: Creation of artificial ascites to minimize collateral thermal injury to the diaphragm and stomach

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 541-547

  Kim, Young Sun ^a   Rhim, Hyunchul ^a   Paik, Seung Sam ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTRODE; LIVER; LIVER HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SCORING SYSTEM; STOMACH; THERMAL INJURY; TIME;

ANIMALS; ASCITES; BURNS; CATHETER ABLATION; DIAPHRAGM; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LIVER; RABBITS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STOMACH;

EID: 33748261221     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rvi.0000208305.65202.84     Document Type: Article

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