Computer modeling of the combined effects of perfusion, electrical conductivity, and thermal conductivity on tissue heating patterns in radiofrequency tumor ablation

International Journal of Hyperthermia

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 577-588

  Ahmed, Muneeb ^a   Liu, Zhengjun ^a   Humphries, Stanley ^b   Goldberg, S Nahum ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of New Mexico   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Mathematical modeling; Minimally invasive therapy; Perfusion; Radiofrequency; Tumor ablation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASCITES; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEATING; ISOTHERM; KIDNEY TUMOR; NEOPLASM; PERFUSION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REACTION TIME; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TISSUE HEATING; TUMOR VOLUME;

CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; NEOPLASMS; PERFUSION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 55949097690     PISSN: 02656736     EISSN: 14645157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02656730802192661     Document Type: Article

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