Infrared thermographic profiles of vessel sealing devices on thyroid parenchyma

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 64-68

  Smith, Carter T ^a   Zarebczan, Barbara ^a   Alhefdhi, Amal ^a   Chen, Herbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

harmonic; LigaSure; parenchyma; temperature; thermal spread; thermography; thyroid; vessel sealing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOLING; DISSECTION; ELECTRONIC VESSEL SEALING; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; THERMAL EXPOSURE; THERMAL INJURY; THERMAL TIME; THYROID GLAND; ULTRASONIC DISSECTION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SWINE; THERMOGRAPHY; THYROID GLAND; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 80051552230     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.03.005     Document Type: Article

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