Exploring the acoustic parameter space in ultrasound therapy: Defining the threshold for cavitational effects

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 911, Issue , 2007, Pages 185-190

  Kieran, Kathleen ^a   Hall, Timothy L ^a   Parsons, Jessica E ^a   Wolf Jr , J Stuart ^a   Fowlkes, J Brian ^a   Cain, Charles A ^a   Roberts, William W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Minimally invasive therapy; Renal neoplasms; Tissue ablation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548733598     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2744271     Document Type: Conference Paper

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