Two-phase computerized planning of cryosurgery using bubble-packing and force-field analogy

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-58

  Tanaka, Daigo ^a   Shimada, Kenji ^a   Rabin, Yoed ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubble packing; Computerized planning; Cryosurgery; Force field analogy; Prostate

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYOSURGERY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; TISSUE;

BUBBLE-PACKINGS; COMPUTERIZED PLANNING; FORCE-FIELD ANALOGY; PROSTATE;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; BUBBLE PACKING; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTERIZED PLANNING; CRYOPROBE; CRYOSURGERY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FORCE FIELD ANALOGY; HEAT TRANSFER; MECHANICAL PROBE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEEDLE; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROSTATE SURGERY; SIMULATION; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYOSURGERY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSTATE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645718630     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2136166     Document Type: Article

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