Fluorescence Imaging for Real-Time Monitoring of High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Cardiac Ablation
β Scribed by Cheri X. Deng; Fujian Qu; Vladimir P. Nikolski; Yun Zhou; Igor R. Efimov
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 916 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0090-6964
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