Ultrasonic characterization of thermal distribution in vicinity for a cylindrical thermal lesion in a biological tissue

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Volumn 321-323 II, Issue , 2006, Pages 1133-1138

  Jeong, Mok Kun ^a   Choi, Min Joo ^b,d,e   Kwon, Sung Jae ^a   Bae, Moo Ho ^c   Paeng, Dong Guk ^b   Zeqiri, Bajarm ^d   Wright, Louise ^d   Coleman, Andrew ^e  

^a Daejin University   (South Korea)

^b Jeju National University   (South Korea)

^c Hallym University   (South Korea)

^d NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^e GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioheat transfer function; Cylindrical heat source; HIFU; Image guided thermotherapy; Thermal lesion; Ultrasonic image; Ultrasonic tissue characterization

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; HEAT TRANSFER; MUSCLE; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

BIOHEAT TRANSFER FUNCTION; CYLINDRICAL HEAT SOURCES; IMAGE GUIDED THERMOTHERAPY; THERMAL LESION; ULTRASONIC TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION;

TISSUE;

EID: 33749475984     PISSN: 10139826     EISSN: 16629795     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/0-87849-412-x.1133     Document Type: Conference Paper

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