A polyacrylamide gel phantom for radiofrequency ablation

International Journal of Hyperthermia

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 568-576

  Bu Lin, Zhang ^a,b   Bing, Hu ^b   Sheng Li, Kuang ^b   Huang, Ying ^b   Rong, Wu ^b   Jia, Li ^b  

^a PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL OF GUANGXI ZHUANG AUTONOMOUS REGION   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED SIXTH PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Polyacrylamide gel; Radiofrequency; Thermal ablation; Tissue mimicking phantom

Indexed keywords

POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL;

ARTICLE; DENSITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; HEAT; IMAGE QUALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PH; PHANTOM; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SOFT TISSUE; SPECIFIC HEAT CAPACITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TISSUE MIMICKING PHANTOM GEL;

ACRYLIC RESINS; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; SERUM ALBUMIN, BOVINE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 55849102836     PISSN: 02656736     EISSN: 14645157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02656730802104732     Document Type: Article

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