Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 39-48 , January 2008

Cryoablation in the Musculoskeletal System

  • Steven R. Ullrick, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
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  • Jeffrey J. Hebert, MD

      Affiliations

    • Heart Hospital of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
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  • Kirkland W. Davis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Kirkland W. Davis, MD, University of Wisconsin Hospital Department of Radiology, E3/311, 600 Highland Ave., Madison, WI 53792-3252.

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doi: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2007.05.001

Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 39-48 , January 2008

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