Radiofrequency ablation of renal tumors improved by preoperative ex-vivo computer simulation model

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 886-890

  Meyer, Michael ^a   Velte, Heiko ^b   Lindenborn, Herbert ^a   Bangert, Axel ^a   Dahlhaus, Dirk ^a   Albers, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENATURATION; ELECTRODE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; KIDNEY TUMOR; MEASUREMENT; NEEDLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SWINE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOCOAGULATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT; KIDNEY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEEDLES; SWINE;

EID: 34548863132     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2006.0458     Document Type: Article

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