Analysis and Control of the Current Distribution under Circular Dispersive Electrodes

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn BME-29, Issue 5, 1982, Pages 381-385

  Wiley, J D ^a   Webster, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURN; ELECTROSURGERY; INJURY; MODEL; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

BURNS, ELECTRIC; ELECTRODES; ELECTROSURGERY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING - PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; ELECTRODES - DESIGN;

CIRCULAR DISPERSIVE ELECTRODES; DISPERSIVE ELECTRODES; ELECTROSURGERY; SEGMENTED CIRCULAR DISPERSIVE ELECTRODES;

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0020332065     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.1982.324910     Document Type: Article

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