A comparative histological evaluation of the ablations produced by microwave, cryotherapy and radiofrequency in the liver.

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Complete tumour cell death is necessary for any ablative technique to be successful. Microwave tissue ablation (MTA), radiofrequency (RF) and cryotherapy (CT) are three methods of destroying liver tumours in situ. Unlike MTA, RF and CT rely on conduction of the thermal insult for their cytotoxicity, potentially affecting lesion uniformity. The aim of this study was to compare the uniformity of demarcation of lesions induced by MTA, RF and CT in the rat liver.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Pathology

Title: Pathology

Publisher: Informa UK Limited

ISSN: 0031-3025

ISSN (Print): 0031-3025

Publication date (Electronic): Feb 2009

Volume: 41

Issue: 2

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[1 ] Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Surgical Directorate, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK. neilbhardwaj@yahoo.co.uk

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Publisher Item ID: 907872712

DOI: 10.1080/00313020802579292

PubMed ID: 19152189

SO-VID: 1cb19055-79fb-4da9-80fb-80994993bbb2

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