Toric HIFU transducer for large thermal ablation

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 230-233

  Melodelima, David ^a   N'Djin, William A ^a   Parmentier, Hubert ^a   Rivoire, Michel ^b   Chapelon, Jean Yves ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b CENTRE LÉON BÉRARD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; PATIENT TREATMENT; TRANSDUCERS;

PIEZOCOMPOSITE ELEMENT; THERMAL ABLATION;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CATHETER ABLATION; EQUIPMENT; LIVER; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SWINE; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD COAGULATION; CATHETER ABLATION; LIVER; SWINE; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 57649156126     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4352265     Document Type: Conference Paper

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