Korean J Radiol.  2017 ;18(4):749-752. 10.3348/kjr.2017.18.4.749.

RE: Should We Use a Monopolar or Bipolar Mode for Performing No-Touch Radiofrequency Ablation of Liver Tumors? Clinical Practice Might have Already Resolved the Matter Once and for All

• Seror O
• Sutter O

• KMID: 2427244
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2017.18.4.749

Abstract

No abstract available.

Keyword

Minimally invasive; Bovine; Preclinical; Radiofrequency ablation; No-touch technique; Hepatocellular carcinoma

MeSH Terms

Bipolar Disorder
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
*Catheter Ablation
Humans
Liver
*Liver Neoplasms

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