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Kaouk, Z., Shahidi, A.V., Savard, P. et al. Modelling of myocardial temperature distribution during radio-frequency ablation. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 34, 165–170 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02520023
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