Coblation lesion formation in a porcine tongue model

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 448-453

  Salinas, Nathan L ^a   Barrera, Jose E ^b  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Lackland Air Force Base ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COBLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; MINIPIG; NONHUMAN; ORGAN SIZE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TISSUE INJURY; TONGUE DISEASE; ANIMAL; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOTHERAPY; DISSECTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION RESPONSE; SWINE; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUE; TONGUE;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOTHERAPY; DISSECTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MODELS, ANIMAL; SUS SCROFA; SWINE; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; TONGUE;

EID: 77955968169     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2010.04.016     Document Type: Article

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