Bipolar radiofrequency ablation of liver tumors: Technical experience and interval follow-up in 22 patients with 33 ablations

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 106, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 905-910

  Baldwin, Keith ^a   Katz, Steven C ^a   Rubin, Abigail ^b   Somasundar, Ponnandai ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 85027948063     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.23147     Document Type: Article

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