A comparison of direct heating during radiofrequency and microwave ablation in Ex vivo liver

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 505-511

  Andreano, Anita ^a   Brace, Christopher L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct heating; Microwave ablation; Thermal ablation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; ELECTRODE; EX VIVO STUDY; GENERATOR; HEATING; LIVER; MICROWAVE THERAPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMORECEPTOR;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; CATTLE; HOT TEMPERATURE; LIVER; MICROWAVES; RADIO WAVES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84875226179     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: 1432086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-012-0405-1     Document Type: Article

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