Isothermal volume contours generated in a freezing gel by embedded cryo-needles with applications to cryo-surgery

Cryobiology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 127-137

  Magalov, Z ^a   Shitzer, A ^a   Degani, D ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ablation ratio; Cryo ablation; Cryo surgery; Lethal temperature; Model; Multi cryo needles; Numerical simulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL SIZE; CRYOPRECIPITATE; CRYOSURGERY; FREEZING; LETHALITY; LOW TEMPERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ARGON; CRYOSURGERY; FREEZING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHASE TRANSITION; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

EID: 34548228538     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: 10902392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2007.06.009     Document Type: Article

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