European Journal of Radiology
Volume 75, Issue 1 , Pages 87-90 , July 2010

915MHz microwave ablation with high output power in in vivo porcine spleens

  • Yongyan Gao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ultrasound, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Rd., Beijing 100853, China
    • Department of Special Diagnosis, The General Hospital of Chinese People's Armed Police Forces, 69 Yongding Rd., Beijing 100039, China
    • Tel.: +86 010 66939530; fax: +86 010 88210006.
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  • Yang Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ultrasound, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Rd., Beijing 100853, China
    • Tel.: +86 010 66939530; fax: +86 010 88210006.
    • ,
  • Yaqi Duan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ultrasound, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Rd., Beijing 100853, China
    • Tel.: +86 010 66939530; fax: +86 010 88210006.
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  • Chunling Li

      Affiliations

    • Department of Special Diagnosis, The General Hospital of Chinese People's Armed Police Forces, 69 Yongding Rd., Beijing 100039, China
    • Tel.: +86 010 88276772; fax: +86 010 88276114.
    • ,
  • Yuanyuan Sun

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ultrasound, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Rd., Beijing 100853, China
    • Tel.: +86 010 66939530; fax: +86 010 88210006.
    • ,
  • Dakun Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ultrasound, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Rd., Beijing 100853, China
    • Tel.: +86 010 66939530; fax: +86 010 88210006.
    • ,
  • Tong Lu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ultrasound, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Rd., Beijing 100853, China
    • Tel.: +86 010 66939530; fax: +86 010 88210006.
    • ,
  • Ping Liang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ultrasound, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Rd., Beijing 100853, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +86 010 66939530; fax: +86 010 88210006.

Received 29 October 2008 ,Revised 18 February 2009 ,Accepted 6 March 2009.

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PII: S0720-048X(09)00119-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.03.009

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 75, Issue 1 , Pages 87-90 , July 2010

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