Theoretical modeling study of the necrotic field during high-intensity focused ultrasound surgery

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Ming, Dong ^a,b   Wan, Bai Kun ^a   Zhang, Li Xin ^a   Hu, Yong ^b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cellular thermo necrotic theory; High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU); Necrotic field; Non interferential; Self focused system with multi transducers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEAT TREATMENT; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SIMULATION; THEORY; TISSUE NECROSIS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NECROSIS; NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TEMPERATURE; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; ULTRASONICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 1242330813     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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