Geometry and temperature distribution during radiofrequency tissue ablation: An experimental ex vivo model

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 242-247

  Lobik, Leonid ^a,c   Leveillee, Raymond J ^a   Hoey, Michael F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGG WHITE;

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; GENERATOR; GEOMETRY; MUSHROOM; OBSERVATION; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECORDING; SCINTISCANNING; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; EGG WHITE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 16844378141     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2005.19.242     Document Type: Article

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