Ex Vivo evaluation of a bipolar application concept for radiofrequency ablation

Anticancer Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1309-1314

  Zurbuchen, Urte ^a,b   Frericks, Bernd ^b   Roggan, André ^a   Lehmann, K A I ^a   Bössenroth, Daniela ^a   Buhr, Heinz J ^a   Ritz, Jörg Peter ^a  

^a Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bipolar; Liver metastases; Radiofrequency induced thermotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEEF; EVALUATION; EX VIVO STUDY; LIVER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; TISSUE INJURY;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; CATTLE; COLD TEMPERATURE; ELECTRODES; LIVER; LIVER CIRCULATION; RADIO WAVES;

EID: 64949141561     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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