A comparative histological evaluation of the ablations produced by microwave, cryotherapy and radiofrequency in the liver

Pathology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 168-172

  Bhardwaj, N ^a,b   Strickland, A D ^a   Ahmad, F ^a   Atanesyan, L ^a   West, K ^b   Lloyd, D M ^a  

^a Surgical Directorate   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ablation; Cryotherapy; Histopathology; Liver tumours; Microwave; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; CYTOTOXICITY; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CELL; LIVER TUMOR; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; RADIOFREQUENCY; RAT;

EID: 61649096419     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: 14653931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313020802579292     Document Type: Article

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