In vitro assessment of tissue heating near metallic medical implants by exposure to pulsed radio frequency diathermy

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 17, 2003, Pages 2919-2928

  Ruggera, P S ^a   Witters, D M ^a   von Maltzahn, G ^a   Bassen, H I ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; ELECTRODES; HYPERTHERMIA THERAPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT TREATMENT; TISSUE;

NEUROSTIMULATORS;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE PROSTHESIS; BONE SCREW; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN TISSUE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; DEVICE; DIATHERMY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRODE; FIBER OPTICS; HEATING; IN VITRO STUDY; KYPHOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL HEALTH; METAL IMPLANTATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PACEMAKER ELECTRODE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOMETRY; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

BODY TEMPERATURE; DIATHERMY; ELECTRIC WIRING; ENERGY TRANSFER; HEAT; HUMANS; METALS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIO WAVES; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS;

EID: 0141849094     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/48/17/312     Document Type: Article

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