Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 3 , Pages 230-236 , March 2010

Radiofrequency ablation of kidney tumours in patients with a solitary kidney

  • W. Prevoo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • M.P. van den Munckhof

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • W. Meinhardt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • S. Horenblas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • M.A.A.J. van den Bosch

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: Department of Radiology, Room E.01.132, University Medical Center Utrecht Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 887556689 (pager 4510).

Received 10 June 2009 ,Revised 23 October 2009 ,Accepted 2 November 2009.

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PII: S0009-9260(09)00417-6

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2009.11.007

Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 3 , Pages 230-236 , March 2010

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