Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4242421 | Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology | 2007 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
During RF ablation of lung tumors, microbubbles are detected in the carotid arteries in a small number of cases. These microbubbles are too few and too small to be detected by CT imaging of the brain and do not cause ischemic brain injury.
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Authors
Kamran MD, R. Jason PhD, Peggy T. DVM, Agatha T. DVM, PhD, L. Clifton DVM, PhD, Michael J. MD, Kenneth C. PhD,