Percutaneous tumor ablation tools: Microwave, radiofrequency, or cryoablation-what should you use and why?

Radiographics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1344-1362

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CRYOSURGERY; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; THERAPEUTIC USE;

ABLATION TECHNIQUES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CRYOSURGERY; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROWAVES; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICAL PROCESSES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84907063010     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.345140054     Document Type: Article

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