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Ablation

Known as: Ablation Therapy, Local Ablation Therapy, Local Ablative Therapy 
In medicine, the removal or destruction of a body part or tissue or its function. Ablation may be performed by surgery, hormones, drugs… 
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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation during mitral-valve surgery.
BACKGROUND Among patients undergoing mitral-valve surgery, 30 to 50% present with atrial fibrillation, which is associated with… 
Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Autonomic denervation added to pulmonary vein isolation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a randomized clinical trial.
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Local Ablative Therapy of Oligoprogressive Disease Prolongs Disease Control by Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Oncogene-Addicted Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Introduction: Many patients with oncogene-driven non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
A chelator-free multifunctional [64Cu]CuS nanoparticle platform for simultaneous micro-PET/CT imaging and photothermal ablation therapy.
We synthesized and evaluated a novel class of chelator-free [(64)Cu]CuS nanoparticles (NPs) suitable both for PET imaging and as… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Longer lifespan, altered metabolism, and stress resistance in Drosophila from ablation of cells making insulin-like ligands.
The insulin/insulin-like growth factor-like signaling pathway, present in all multicellular organisms, regulates diverse… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Small hepatocellular carcinoma: comparison of radio-frequency ablation and percutaneous microwave coagulation therapy.
PURPOSE To evaluate the effectiveness of radio-frequency (RF) ablation and percutaneous microwave coagulation (PMC) for treatment… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Dopamine regulates the impact of the cerebral cortex on the subthalamic nucleus–globus pallidus network
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Hepatic metastases: percutaneous radio-frequency ablation with cooled-tip electrodes.
PURPOSE To assess the feasibility and safety of using cooled-tip electrodes to increase the volume of coagulation necrosis… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Selective Transcatheter Ablation of the Fast and Slow Pathways Using Radiofrequency Energy in Patients With Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia
Background The safety and efficacy of selective fast versus slow pathway ablation using radiofrequency energy and a transcatheter… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Control of glomerular hypertension limits glomerular injury in rats with reduced renal mass.
Micropuncture and morphologic studies were performed in four groups of male Munich-Wistar rats after removal of the right kidney… 
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