RF ablation at low frequencies for targeted tumor heating: In vitro and computational modeling results

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 404-410

  Haemmerich, Dieter ^a,b   Schutt, David J ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioheat transfer; RF ablation; tumor ablation

Indexed keywords

AGAR GEL; BIO-HEAT TRANSFER; COMPUTATIONAL MODELING; COMPUTER MODELS; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GEL PHANTOM; HEAT TRANSFER MODEL; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; IMAGE GUIDANCES; IN-VITRO; LIVER TISSUE; LOW FREQUENCY; MEASURING TEMPERATURE; NEEDLE ELECTRODES; NORMAL TISSUE; RF ABLATION; RF CURRENTS; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; TUMOR ABLATION; TUMOR TISSUES;

ABLATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GELS; HEATING; THERMOCOUPLES;

TUMORS;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANCER TISSUE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRODE; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HEAT TRANSFER; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER; NONHUMAN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SWINE;

ABLATION TECHNIQUES; ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HOT TEMPERATURE; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIO WAVES; SEPHAROSE; SWINE;

EID: 79551559579     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2010.2085081     Document Type: Article

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