Technology for radiofrequency thermal ablation of liver tumors

Surgical Innovation

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 96-101

  Buscarini, Luigi ^a   Rossi, Sandro ^a  

^a Hospital of Piacenza   (Italy)

Author keywords

Liver tumors; Radiofrequency; Thermal ablation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959634237     PISSN: 15533506     EISSN: 15533514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/155335069700400206     Document Type: Article

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