Does artificial ascites induce the heat-sink phenomenon during percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of the hepatic subcapsular area?: An in vivo experimental study using a rabbit model

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-50

  Kim, Young Sun ^a   Rhim, Hyunchul ^a   Choi, Dongil ^a   Lim, Hyo K ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ascites; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; Liver, interventional procedure; Neoplasm, Metastasis; Radiofrequency (RF) ablation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL ASCITES; ASCITES; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAPHRAGM INJURY; ELECTRODE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT SHOCK RESPONSE; HEAT SINK PHENOMENON; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER; LIVER SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; RABBIT; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TISSUE INJURY; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMALS; ASCITES; BODY TEMPERATURE; BURNS; CATHETER ABLATION; DIAPHRAGM; GLUCOSE; LIVER; RABBITS; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 59349107718     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2009.10.1.43     Document Type: Article

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