Radiofrequency ablation on Heart-equivalent phantom. Functionality testing of percutaneous single-use catheter

Recent Advances in Multidisciplinary Applied Physics

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 229-233

  Tessarolo, Francesco ^a   Ferrari, Paolo ^a   Antolini, Renzo ^a   Nollo, Giandomenico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

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EID: 38049027670     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008044648-6.50037-9     Document Type: Chapter

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