Comparison of four microwave ablation devices: An experimental study in ex vivo bovine liver

Radiology

Volumn 268, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 89-97

  Hoffmann, Rüdiger ^a   Rempp, Hansjörg ^a   Erhard, Ludwig ^a   Blumenstock, Gunnar ^a   Pereira, Philippe L ^b   Claussen, Claus D ^a   Clasen, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b SLK Kliniken Heilbronn   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA; ARTICLE; COW; DEVICES; EX VIVO STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENERATOR; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROWAVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; CATTLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LIVER; MICROWAVES; MODELS, STATISTICAL;

EID: 84879961798     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: 15271315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.13121127     Document Type: Article

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