Ultrasound monitoring of a novel microwave ablation (MWA) device in porcine liver: Lessons learned and phenomena observed on ablative effects near major intrahepatic vessels

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 334-340

  Garrean, S ^a   Hering, J ^a   Saied, A ^a   Hoopes, P J ^b   Helton, W S ^c   Ryan, T P ^d   Espat, N J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Department of Surgery   (United States)

^d Freefall Consulting   (United States)

^e Roger Williams Cancer Center   (United States)

Author keywords

2,450 MHz; Convective heat loss; Hepatic tumor; Microwave ablation; Microwave coagulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOGRAPHY; HEPATIC ARTERY; INSTRUMENTATION; LIVER; LIVER CIRCULATION; LIVER VEIN; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; HEPATIC ARTERY; HEPATIC VEINS; LIVER; LIVER CIRCULATION; MICROWAVES; MODELS, ANIMAL; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SWINE;

EID: 59149084079     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-008-0715-4     Document Type: Article

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