Temperature elevation generated by a focused gaussian beam of ultrasound

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1990, Pages 489-498

  Wu, Junru ^a   Du, Gonghuan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomedical ultrasound; Focused beams; Hyperthermia; Safety; Tissue absorption

Indexed keywords

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS--MEDICAL APPLICATIONS;

BIOMEDICAL ULTRASOUND; FOCUSSED GAUSSIAN BEAM; PERFUSION EFFECT; ULTRASOUND;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

ARTICLE; HYPERTHERMIA; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; SAFETY; ULTRASOUND;

HEAT; HUMAN; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0025118006     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-5629(90)90171-8     Document Type: Article

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