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Research Article

Relationship between roll-off occurrence and spatial distribution of dehydrated tissue during RF ablation with cooled electrodes

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Pages 62-68 | Received 16 Aug 2011, Accepted 07 Oct 2011, Published online: 11 Jan 2012

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