Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of lung tumors with expandable needle electrodes: Tips from preliminary experience

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 605-611

  Steinke, Karin ^a,b   King, Julie ^a   Glenn, Derek W ^a   Morris, David L ^a  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTRODE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; NEEDLE; PATIENT SELECTION; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TUMOR NECROSIS; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 4344707893     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.183.3.1830605     Document Type: Review

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