A 915-MHz antenna for microwave thermal ablation treatment: Physical design, computer modeling and experimental measurement

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 599-601

  Pisa, Stefano ^a   Cavagnaro, Marta ^a   Bernardi, Paolo ^a   Lin, James C ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

915 MHz antenna; Cap choke antenna; Catheter antenna; FDTD simulation; Microwave ablation; Power deposition; SAR distribution; Thermal ablation

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; ANTENNAS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MICROWAVE HEATING; TISSUE;

CATHETER ANTENNAS; MICROWAVE THERMAL ABLATION;

CATHETERS;

ABSORPTION; ANTENNA; ARTICLE; CATHETER; COMPUTER MODEL; HEATING; METHODOLOGY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PERFORMANCE; TEMPERATURE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROCOAGULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MICROWAVES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLES; PHANTOMS, IMAGING;

EID: 0035028232     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/10.918599     Document Type: Article

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