Saline infusion markedly reduces impedance and improves efficacy of pulmonary radiofrequency ablation

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 361-365

  Gananadha, Sivakumar ^a   Morris, David Lawson ^a  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFUSION; ELECTRODE; IMPEDANCE; IN VIVO STUDY; INFUSION PUMP; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG TUMOR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 3843138206     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00021046     Document Type: Article

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