Coupled field analysis of heat flow in the near field of a microwave applicator for tumor ablation

Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-43

  Hardie, Donald ^a   Sangster, Alan ^a   Cronin, Nigel ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2.45 GHz; Ex vivo; FEM; Microwave; MTA; Transient temperature

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DISEASES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROWAVES; OPTIMIZATION; TISSUE; TUMORS;

2.45 GHZ; EX VIVO; MICROWAVE TUMOR ABLATION (MTA); TRANSIENT TEMPERATURE;

ABLATION;

BOVINAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATHETER ABLATION; CATTLE; HEAT; LIVER TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NEOPLASM;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; CATTLE; HEAT; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MICROWAVES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33645718327     PISSN: 15368378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15368370600572953     Document Type: Article

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