Towards solid tumor treatment by irreversible electroporation: Intrinsic redistribution of fields and currents in tissue

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 261-273

  Esser, Axel T ^a   Smith, Kyle C ^a,b   Gowrishankar, Thiruvallur R ^a   Weaver, James C ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

Author keywords

And thermal effects; Dynamic pore behavior; Irreversible electroporation; Membrane permeability; Multicellular and tissue model; Pore histogram

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; ELECTROPORATION; HISTOGRAM; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; SOLID TUMOR;

EID: 34548354484     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303460700600402     Document Type: Article

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