Contrasting heating patterns and efficiency of the prostatron and targis microwave antennae for thermal treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia

Urology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 908-915

  Larson, Thayne R ^a   Blute, Michael L ^a   Tri, Jeffrey L ^a   Whitlock, Sidney V ^a  

^a Department of Urology ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEATING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PHANTOM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY;

EID: 0032101116     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(98)00142-3     Document Type: Article

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