Small ablation zones created previous to saline infusion result in enlargement of the coagulated area during perfusion RF ablation: An ex vivo experimental study

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Navarro, Ana C ^a   Burdío, Fernando ^b   Berjano, Enrique J ^c   Güemes, Antonio ^a   Burdío, José M ^d   Sousa, Ramón ^a   Lozano, Ricardo ^a   Tejero, Eloy ^a   De Gregorio, Miguel A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ablation; Liver; Perfusion; Radiofrequency; Saline

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION;

BOVINE LIVER; ENERGY; EX-VIVO; LIVER TUMORS; MONOPOLAR; PERFUSION; RADIOFREQUENCIES; RF ABLATIONS; SALINE; SALINE SOLUTIONS;

ABLATION;

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; COMPUTER MODEL; ELECTRODE; EX VIVO STUDY; LIVER TUMOR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TISSUE PERFUSION;

BOVINAE;

EID: 34249695927     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/28/6/N02     Document Type: Article

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