Bimodal Electric Tissue Ablation (BETA) : an investigation of the ablative potential of combining alternating and direct current in the liver

Bimodal Electric Tissue Ablation (BETA) combines direct current with conventional RFA with a resultant increase in the ablation zone size, and an effect on the needle that makes it much harder for tissue to adhere to it. To explore the effects of BETA, ex vivo and in vivo studies were conducted. BET...

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Main Author: Klass, Darren
Published: University of East Anglia 2010
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.569341