Computer modeling of the effect of perfusion on heating patterns in radiofrequency tumor ablation

International Journal of Hyperthermia

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-58

  Liu, Z ^a   Ahmed, M ^a   Sabir, A ^a   Humphries, S ^b   Goldberg, S N ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b University of New Mexico   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEATING; ISOTHERM; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TISSUE PERFUSION; TREATMENT DURATION; TUMOR BLOOD FLOW; TUMOR VOLUME;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEATING; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEOPLASMS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 34250752770     PISSN: 02656736     EISSN: 14645157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02656730601094415     Document Type: Article

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