Feasibility of linear arrays for interstitial ultrasound thermal therapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1281-1286

  Chopra, Rajiv ^a   Bronskill, Michael J ^a   Foster, F Stuart ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONICS;

ASYMMETRIC HEATING; BIOHEAT TRANSFER EQUATIONS; EXCESSIVE HEATING; INTERSTITIAL ULTRASOUND; LINEAR ARRAY TRANSDUCERS; RADIAL TEMPERATURE PROFILE; RECTANGULAR TRANSDUCERS; SINGLE ELEMENT TRANSDUCERS;

HEATING;

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOMETRY; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034125210     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.599006     Document Type: Article

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