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Irrigated radiofrequency is utilized as an energy source in monopolar and bipolar surgical ablation to induce cell death and create lines of conduction block.
This review summarizes the biophysics and clinical application of irrigated radiofrequency energy in surgical ablation.
Refines irrigated RF ablation technique; extends biophysical review but leaves comparative efficacy open.
Surgical ablation has become a routine procedure in many institutions and is a nearing standard of care for certain conditions. A variety of energy sources are available to the surgeon to induce cell death and create a line of conduction block. This article provides a brief review of the biophysics of irrigated radiofrequency and its application to monopolar and bipolar ablation.
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David Francischelli (2009) studied this question. Irrigated radiofrequency is utilized as an energy source in monopolar and bipolar surgical ablation to induce cell death and create lines of conduction block.
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