Dielectric properties of rat liver in vivo: A noninvasive approach using an open-ended coaxial probe at audio/radio frequencies

Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 325-332

  Raicu, V ^a   Saibara, T ^a   Irimajiri, A ^a  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coaxial probe; Conductivity; Dielectric dispersion; Impedance; Liver; Permittivity; Rat

Indexed keywords

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; CELLS; DIELECTRIC RELAXATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; PERMITTIVITY;

DIELECTRIC DISPERSION; NONINVASIVE SURFACE PROBES;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONDUCTANCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ELECTRODE; IMPEDANCE; LIVER; MALE; MODEL; NONHUMAN; RADIOFREQUENCY;

EID: 0032429824     PISSN: 03024598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0302-4598(98)00171-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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