Temperature distribution in the intervertebral disc: a comparison of intranuclear radio-frequency needle to a novel heating catheter

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Bioengineering Division (Publication) BED

Volumn 42, Issue , 1999, Pages 77-78

  Ashley, John E ^a   Gharpuray, Vasanti M ^b   Saal, Joel S ^c   Saal, Jeffery A ^c  

^a ORATEC Interventions Inc   (United States)

^b AMRL   (United States)

^c Sports Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Medicine Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEUROLOGY; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE;

ANNULUS FIBROSUS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC TISSUE; INTRANUCLEAR RADIO FREQUENCY NEEDLE;

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0033297184     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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