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International Journal of Hyperthermia Volume 33, 2017 - Issue 1: Microwave ablation: clinical advances driven by technological developments
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Tissue shrinkage in microwave ablation of liver: an ex vivo predictive model

Claudio AmabileR&D Unit, H.S. Hospital Service SpA, Rome; Correspondence[email protected]
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Laura FarinaDepartment of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome;
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Vanni LoprestoDivision of Health Protection Technologies, Casaccia Research Centre, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), Rome, Italy;
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Rosanna PintoDivision of Health Protection Technologies, Casaccia Research Centre, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), Rome, Italy;
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Simone CassarinoR&D Unit, H.S. Hospital Service SpA, Rome;
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Nevio TosorattiR&D Unit, H.S. Hospital Service SpA, Rome;
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S. Nahum GoldbergDepartment of Radiology, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel, and Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Marta CavagnaroDepartment of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome;
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Pages 101-109 | Received 29 Feb 2016, Accepted 28 Jun 2016, Published online: 20 Jul 2016

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