A comparison of the neuroablative effects of conventional and pulsed radiofrequency techniques

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 717-724

  Vatansever, Dilek ^a   Tekin, Idil ^a,b   Tuglu, Ibrahim ^a   Erbuyun, Koray ^a   Ok, Gulay ^a  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Conventional radiofrequency; Neuroablation; Pulsed radiofrequency; Sciatic nerve

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; ENERGY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NERVE INJURY; NERVOUS TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANK SUM TEST; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE; WISTAR RAT; ANIMAL; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; RADIO WAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 58149386695     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e318173c27a     Document Type: Article

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