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Research Article

Bipolar radiofrequency ablation with four electrodes: Ex vivo liver experiments and finite element method analysis. Influence of inter-electrode distance on coagulation size and geometry

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Pages 686-697 | Received 19 Oct 2010, Accepted 22 Jun 2012, Published online: 04 Sep 2012

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