Irreversible electroporation: A new ablation modality - Clinical implications

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-48

  Rubinsky, Boris ^a,b,d   Onik, Gary ^b,c   Mikus, Paul ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Oncobionic Inc   (United States)

^c FLORIDA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

And Cancer; Imaging monitored; Irreversible electroporation; Liver; Minimally invasive surgery; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT; BLOOD VESSEL; BOAR (MALE PIG); CELL DEATH; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROPORATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIVER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 33847789743     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303460700600106     Document Type: Article

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