Fluid-modulated bipolar radiofrequency ablation: An ex-vivo evaluation study

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 258-266

  Bruners, P ^a   Muller H ^a   Gunther R W ^a   Schmitz Rode, T ^a   Mahnken, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ablation procedures; interventional; liver

Indexed keywords

DISTILLED WATER; EFFICIENCY INDEX; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EVALUATION STUDY; EX-VIVO; FLUID INJECTIONS; IN-VIVO; INJECTION VOLUME; INTERVENTIONAL; LESION DIAMETER; LESION SIZE; PREINJECTION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REFERENCE STANDARD; RF PROBE; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE;

COAGULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ETHANOL; FLUIDS; GLUCOSE; SALINE WATER; STARCH; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ABLATION;

ALCOHOL; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; GLUCOSE; HETASTARCH; IOTALAMIC ACID; IOXITALAMIC ACID; PLASMA SUBSTITUTE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLVENT; WATER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; IMPEDANCE; INSTRUMENTATION; LIVER; METHODOLOGY; SWINE; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BLOOD COAGULATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ETHANOL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GADOLINIUM DTPA; GLUCOSE; HETASTARCH; IOTHALAMIC ACID; LIVER; PLASMA SUBSTITUTES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLVENTS; SWINE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 42449160242     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850701843085     Document Type: Article

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