A finite element model for ice ball evolution in a multiprobe cryosurgery

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 197-208

  Wan, Richard ^a   Liu, Zhihong ^a   Muldrew, Ken ^a   Rewcastle, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Freezing index; Ice ball; Multi probe cryosurgery

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL APPLICATION; EFFECTIVE THERAPY; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; ICE FORMATIONS; ICE-WATER INTERFACES; MULTIPROBES; PHASE CHANGE; REMESHING; RHODE ISLAND; STANDARD FINITE ELEMENT; STEFAN PROBLEM; TUMOUR TISSUE; VARIATIONAL PRINCIPLES; WATERBODIES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYOSURGERY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FREEZING; TISSUE; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

ICE;

ICE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYOSURGERY; CRYSTALLIZATION; EVALUATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FREEZING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOGRAPHY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYOSURGERY; CRYSTALLIZATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FREEZING; HUMANS; ICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 2142856150     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1025584031000151185     Document Type: Article

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