Microwave ablation of hepatic malignancy

Seminars in Interventional Radiology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 56-66

  Lubner, Meghan G ^a   Brace, Christopher L ^a,b,c   Ziemlewicz, Tim J ^a   Hinshaw, J Louis ^a   Lee, Fred T ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

ablation; interventional radiology; liver tumors; microwave

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874351274     PISSN: 07399529     EISSN: 10988963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1333654     Document Type: Article

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