Determination of the temperature-dependent electric conductivity of liver tissue ex vivo and in vivo: Importance for therapy planning for the radiofrequency ablation of liver tumours

International Journal of Hyperthermia

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 26-33

  Zurbuchen, Urte ^a   Holmer, Christoph ^a   Lehmann, Kai S ^a   Stein, Thomas ^a   Roggan, André ^a   Seifarth, Claudia ^a   Buhr, Heinz J ^a   Ritz, Jörg Peter ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Impedance; Liver metastases; Radio frequency induced thermotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EX VIVO STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER TUMOR; NONHUMAN; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SWINE; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; SWINE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 76149141831     PISSN: 02656736     EISSN: 14645157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02656730903436442     Document Type: Article

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