Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 19, Issue 11 , Pages 1646-1651 , November 2008

Effectiveness of Hepatic Arterial Embolization on Radiofrequency Ablation Volume in a Swine Model: Relationship to Portal Venous Flow and Liver Parenchymal Pressure

Received 28 December 2007 ,Revised 18 July 2008 ,Accepted 11 August 2008.

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 None of the authors have identified a conflict of interest.

PII: S1051-0443(08)00731-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2008.08.015

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 19, Issue 11 , Pages 1646-1651 , November 2008

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