Optimizing electrode placement using finite-element models in radiofrequency ablation treatment planning

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 237-245

  Chen, Chun Cheng R ^a,b   Miga, Michael I ^a   Galloway Jr , Robert L ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element methods; Optimization; Radiofrequency ablation (RFA); Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

DOMAIN DECOMPOSITIONS; ELECTRODE PLACEMENTS; FINITE-ELEMENT METHODS; FINITE-ELEMENT MODELS; GEOMETRIC SHAPES; LOCAL SEARCHES; MODEL SOLUTIONS; MULTIPLE ELECTRODES; OPTIMAL ELECTRODES; OPTIMIZATION STRATEGIES; PLANNING METHODS; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION (RFA); TREATMENT PLANNING; VASCULATURE;

DOMAIN DECOMPOSITION METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OPTIMIZATION;

ABLATION;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ELECTRODE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODEL; PREDICTION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALGORITHMS; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 63849202902     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2008.2010383     Document Type: Article

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