Analysis of a novel expanded tip wire (ETW) antenna for microwave ablation of cardiac arrhythmias

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 890-899

  Chiu, Heng Mao ^a   Mohan, Ananda Sanagavarapu ^a   Weily, Andrew R ^b   Guy, Duncan J R ^c   Ross, David L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac ablation; Catheter ablation; Finite difference time domain; Microwave ablation; Microwave antenna; Specific absorption rate

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; CATHETERS; DISEASES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; NUMERICAL MODELS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; WIRE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC ABLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAINS; MICROWAVE ABLATION; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE;

ANTENNAS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE; HEAT; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CATTLE; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEART VENTRICLES; HEAT; MICROWAVES; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0042664121     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2003.813541     Document Type: Article

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