Finite element modeling of cooled-tip probe radiofrequency ablation processes in liver tissue

Computers in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 694-708

  Barauskas, Rimantas ^a   Gulbinas, Antanas ^b   Vanagas, Tomas ^b   Barauskas, Giedrius ^b  

^a KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

^b KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Computational modeling; Experimental research; Hydraulic conductivity; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TISSUE;

COMPUTATIONAL MODELING; EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION (RFA);

ABLATION;

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LIVER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION;

ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; RADIO WAVES; SWINE;

EID: 44549084626     PISSN: 00104825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2008.03.007     Document Type: Article

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