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Original Articles

Preclinical evaluation of an MR-compatible microwave ablation system and comparison with a standard microwave ablation system in an ex vivo bovine liver model

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Pages 617-623 | Received 17 Aug 2016, Accepted 15 Jan 2017, Published online: 12 Mar 2017

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