Evaluation of temperature distribution during hyperthermic treatment in biliary tumors: A computational approach

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 141-147

  Rivolta, B ^a   Inzoli, F ^a   Mantero, S ^a   Severini, A ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDBACK CONTROL; HEATING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; NUSSELT NUMBER; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMOCOUPLES; TISSUE;

BILIARY TUMORS; BLOOD PERFUSION; THERMOREGULATORY EFFECT;

HYPERTHERMIA THERAPY;

ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT TUMOR; CAPILLARY; HEAT TRANSFER; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOREGULATION;

BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MICROCIRCULATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033118568     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2835095     Document Type: Article

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