Complications of radiofrequency ablation of hepatic, pulmonary, and renal Neoplasms

Seminars in Interventional Radiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 285-295

  Howenstein, Matthew J ^a   Sato, Kent T ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ablation; Complication; liver; radiofrequency; tumor

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955957007     PISSN: 07399529     EISSN: 10988963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1261787     Document Type: Article

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