Biomedical microsystems for minimally invasive diagnosis and treatment

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 98-114

  Haga, Yoichi ^a   Esashi, Masayoshi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catheter; Micromachined sensors; Micromachining; Minimally invasive; Navigation

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD VESSELS; CATHETERS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENDOSCOPY; MICROMACHINING; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

DEVICE STRUCTURES; GUIDE WIRES; MICROMACHINED SENSORS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 11144270855     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPROC.2003.820545     Document Type: Conference Paper

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