Numerical Model for Radio-Frequency Ablation of the Endocardium and its Experimental Validation

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 108-115

  Labonté, Sylvain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; ENDOCARDIUM; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REVIEW; THERMAL INJURY;

CATHETER ABLATION; ENDOCARDIUM; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028287746     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/10.284921     Document Type: Article

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