The Effect of Cooling Fluid Composition on Ablation Size in Hepatic Laser Ablation: A Comparative Study in an Ex Vivo Bovine Setting
Purpose: Hyperthermic ablation is a minimally invasive mode of tumour therapy which serves as a viable alternative to surgical intervention. However, one of the major drawbacks, besides the heat sink effect and the risk of damaging adjacent organs, is limited ablation size. The use of a cooling flui...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-09-01
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| Series: | Tomography |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2379-139X/9/5/131 |