Key issues in bioheat transfer simulations for the application of cryosurgery planning

Cryobiology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 248-250

  Rabin, Yoed ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioheat transfer; Cryosurgery; Planning; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CRYOSURGERY; FREEZING; HEAT TRANSFER; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALGORITHMS; AUTOMATION; CRYOSURGERY; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 43449124082     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: 10902392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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