Microwave radiometric thermometry and its potential applicability to ablative therapy

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 295-300

  Wang, Sonny S ^a   Vanderbrink, Brian A ^a   Regan, James ^b   Carr, Kenneth ^b   Link, Mark S ^a   Homoud, Munther K ^a   Foote, Caroline M ^a   Mark Estes III, N A ^a   Wang, Paul J ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Microwave Medical Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Microwave; Radiometer; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART CATHETER; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOMETRY; TEMPERATURE; THERMISTOR; THERMOMETRY;

CALIBRATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROMAGNETICS; HUMANS; MICROWAVES; RADIOMETRY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0034010360     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009842402357     Document Type: Article

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