Comparison between a detailed and a simplified finite element model of radio-frequency lesioning in the brain

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 26 IV, Issue , 2004, Pages 2510-2513

  Johansson, Johannes D ^a   Wren, Joakim ^a   Loyd, Dan ^a   Wårdell, Karin ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brain; Finite Element Method; RF lesioning

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT CONDUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BLOOD FLOW; MASS DENSITY; RADIO-FREQUENCY (RF); RF LESIONING;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 11144256551     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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