Radiofrequency Ablation of Benign Thyroid Nodules

Timothy C. Huber; Auh Whan Park

doi:10.1055/s-0041-1731377

Seminars in Interventional Radiology, Table of Contents

Semin intervent Radiol 2021; 38(03): 377-381
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1731377

How I Do It

Radiofrequency Ablation of Benign Thyroid Nodules

Timothy C. Huber

¹Dotter Department of Interventional Radiology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon

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Auh Whan Park

²Department of Interventional Radiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

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