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01-10-2018 | Letter to the Editor

Could Monopolar Mode be a Suitable Strategy of Energy Deposition for Performing No-Touch Radiofrequency Ablation of Liver Tumor ≤ 5 cm?

Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology | Issue 10/2018

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Title: Could Monopolar Mode be a Suitable Strategy of Energy Deposition for Performing No-Touch Radiofrequency Ablation of Liver Tumor ≤ 5 cm?
Publication date: 01-10-2018
Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology / Issue 10/2018
Print ISSN: 0174-1551
Electronic ISSN: 1432-086X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-018-1946-8

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