Dual switching monopolar radiofrequency ablation using a separable clustered electrode: Comparison with consecutive and switching monopolar modes in Ex vivo bovine livers

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 403-411

  Yoon, Jeong Hee ^a   Lee, Jeong Min ^a   Han, Joon Koo ^a   Choi, Byung Ihn ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Experimental study; Interventional procedures; Liver; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DUAL SWITCHING MONOPOLAR RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; ELECTRODE; EX VIVO STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXPLANT; GENERATOR; IMPEDANCE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER; NONHUMAN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SEPARABLE CLUSTERED ELECTRODE;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LIVER, INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; CATTLE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LIVER;

EID: 84877964145     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2013.14.3.403     Document Type: Article

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