Development of a phantom compatible for MRI and hyperthermia using carrageenan gel - Relationship between dielectric properties and NaCl concentration

International Journal of Hyperthermia

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 529-538

  Kato, Hirokazu ^a   Yoshimura, K ^a   Kuroda, M ^a   Yoshida, A ^a   Hanamoto, K ^a   Kawasaki, S ^a   Shibuya, K ^a   Yamamoto, Y ^a   Tsunoda, M ^a   Takemoto, M ^a   Hiraki, Y ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dielectric property; Hyperthermia; MRI; Phantom; Tissue equivalent

Indexed keywords

CARRAGEENAN; GADOLINIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERMEABILITY; PHANTOM; RADIOFREQUENCY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

CARRAGEENAN; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GADOLINIUM; GELS; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; SEPHAROSE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 3442900013     PISSN: 02656736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0265673042000199277     Document Type: Article

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