Computer analysis of hyperthermia treatment of the prostate

Advances in Engineering Software

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 347-351

  Loyd, Dan ^a   Karlsson, Matts ^a   Erlandsson, Björn Erik ^b   Sjödin, Jan Gunnar ^b   Ask, Per ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; HYPERTHERMIA THERAPY; NUMERICAL METHODS; TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TISSUE;

COMPUTER ANALYSIS; PROSTATE; SYMPTOMATIC PROSTATIC ENLARGEMENT; PROSTATES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0031195597     PISSN: 09659978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-9978(97)00022-7     Document Type: Article

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