Effects of large blood vessel locations during high intensity focused ultrasound therapy for hepatic tumors: A finite element study

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 7 VOLS, Issue , 2005, Pages 209-212

  Zhang, C X ^a   Zhang, S ^a   Zhang, Z ^a   Chen, Y Z ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Hepatic tumor ablation; HIFU therapy; Large blood vessel location

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ONCOLOGY; TISSUE; TUMORS; ULTRASONICS;

BLOOD VESSELS CONVECTION; HEPATIC TUMORS; HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND (HIFU) THERAPY; TUMOR TISSUES;

BLOOD VESSELS;

EID: 33846899004     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2005.1616380     Document Type: Conference Paper

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