Radiofrequency tumor ablation: Insight into improved efficacy using computer modeling

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 184, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1347-1352

  Liu, Zhengjun ^a   Lobo, S Melvyn ^a   Humphries, Stanley ^b   Horkan, Clare ^a   Solazzo, Stephanie A ^a   Hines Peralta, Andrew U ^a   Lenkinski, Robert E ^a   Goldberg, S Nahum ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GENERATOR; HEATING; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TUMOR; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; NECROSIS; REVIEW;

CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; NECROSIS; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 18244404064     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2005.01.012     Document Type: Article

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