Radio-frequency lesioning in brain tissue with coagulation-dependent thermal conductivity: Modelling, simulation and analysis of parameter influence and interaction

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 757-766

  Johansson, Johannes D ^a   Eriksson, Ola ^a,b   Wren, Joakim ^a   Loyd, Dan ^a   Wårdell, Karin ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Elekta AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blood perfusion; Brain; Electrosurgery; Finite element method; RF ablation

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BRAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TISSUE;

BLOOD PERFUSION; BRAIN TISSUE; COAGULATION-DEPENDENT THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; RADIO-FREQUENCY ABLATION; RADIO-FREQUENCY LESIONING;

ELECTROSURGERY;

ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTRODE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROVASCULATURE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

BRAIN; CATHETER ABLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 33748485613     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-006-0098-1     Document Type: Article

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