Three-dimensional analysis for radio-frequency ablation of liver tumor with blood perfusion effect

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 229-240

  Sheu, Tony W H ^a   Chou, C W ^a   Tsai, S F ^b   Liang, P C ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blood perfusion; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Radio frequency; Thermoelectric analysis

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PERFUSION; HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA; INTRACELLULAR PROTEINS; LIVER TUMORS; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RADIO-FREQUENCY ABLATION; RF HEATING; THERMAL THERAPIES; THERMOELECTRIC ANALYSIS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS; TUMOR CELLS;

BLOOD; ENZYME INHIBITION;

TUMORS;

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LIVER TUMOR; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; STATISTICS; TEMPERATURE; VASCULARIZATION;

CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIO WAVES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33644698566     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255840500289731     Document Type: Article

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