Bipolar versus multipolar radiofrequency (RF) ablation for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma: Differences in technical and clinical parameters

International Journal of Hyperthermia

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 21-29

  Sommer, Christof M ^a   Lemm, Guenther ^b   Hohenstein, Ernst ^b   Stampfl, Ulrike ^a   Bellemann, Nadine ^a   Teber, Dogu ^b   Rassweiler, Jens ^b   Kauczor, Hans U ^a   Radeleff, Boris A ^a   Pereira, Philippe L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b SLK Kliniken Heilbronn GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bipolar; CT guided; Multipolar; Radiofrequency ablation; Renal cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; BLOOD CLOTTING; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MALE; MULTIPOLAR RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 84872331738     PISSN: 02656736     EISSN: 14645157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02656736.2012.750015     Document Type: Article

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