Design and realization of a new type of interstitial antenna for ablation therapies

European Microwave Week 2009, EuMW 2009: Science, Progress and Quality at Radiofrequencies, Conference Proceedings - 39th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 878-881

  Cavagnaro, M ^a   Amabile, C ^b   Bernardi, P ^a   Pisa, S ^a   Tosoratti, N ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b HS Hospital Service SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ablation; Electromagnetic heating; Medical treatment; Microwave antennas

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA; ELECTROMAGNETIC HEATING; MEDICAL TREATMENT; MICROWAVE ABLATION; PATHOLOGIC TISSUES; STAND -ALONE;

ABLATION; HEATING; MICROWAVES;

MICROWAVE ANTENNAS;

EID: 72949119344     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EUMC.2009.5296484     Document Type: Conference Paper

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