The threshold for thermally significant cavitation in dog's thigh muscle in vivo

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 157-169

  Hynynen, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Hyperthermia; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS - TISSUE; CAVITATION; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS - MEDICAL APPLICATIONS;

ACOUSTIC HETEROGENEITY; THERMALLY SIGNIFICANT CAVITATION; TRANSIENT CAVITATION; ULTRASOUND HYPERTHERMIA;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; HYPERTHERMIA; MUSCLE; MUSCLE INJURY; ULTRASOUND;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; DOGS; FEVER; MUSCLES; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; THIGH;

EID: 0026090542     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-5629(91)90123-E     Document Type: Article

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