European Journal of Radiology
Volume 75, Issue 1 , Pages 32-36 , July 2010

Stereotaxy: Breaking the limits of current radiofrequency ablation techniques

  • Reto Bale

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  • Gerlig Widmann

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  • D.I. Rudolf Stoffner

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Received 25 March 2010 ,Accepted 31 March 2010.

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PII: S0720-048X(10)00177-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.04.013

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 75, Issue 1 , Pages 32-36 , July 2010

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