Numerical Simulation for Interstitial Heating of Actual Neck Tumor Based on MRI Tomograms by Using a Coaxial-Slot Antenna

IEICE Transactions on Electronics

Volumn E86-C, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2482-2487

  Saito, Kazuyuki ^a   Yoshimura, Hiroyuki ^a   Ito, Koichi ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coaxial slot antenna; FDTD; Interstitial microwave hyperthermia; MRI tomogram; Temperature distribution

Indexed keywords

CELLS; COAGULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEATING; MICROWAVES; SLOT ANTENNAS; TOMOGRAPHY; TUMORS;

HYPERTROPHY; THERMAL SENSITIVITY;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0842332046     PISSN: 09168524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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