Theoretical comparison of two interstitial ultrasound applicators designed to induce cylindrical tones of tissue ablation

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 298-303

  Lafon, Cyril ^a   Chavrier, F ^a   Prat, F ^b   Chapelon, J Y ^a   Cathignol, D ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Interstitial; Plane or tubular transducers; Theoretical model; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; ALGORITHMS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TISSUE; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

BIOHEAT TRANSFER EQUATION (BHTE);

HYPERTHERMIA THERAPY;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANCER THERAPY; COOLING; HEATING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; TEMPERATURE; TIME; TISSUE NECROSIS; TUMOR; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

EID: 0032992274     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02513303     Document Type: Article

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