Changes in the dielectric properties of ex vivo bovine liver during microwave thermal ablation at 2.45 GHz

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2309-2327

  Lopresto, Vanni ^a   Pinto, Rosanna ^a   Lovisolo, Giorgio A ^a   Cavagnaro, Marta ^b  

^a ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOVINE LIVER; EX-VIVO; MEASURED DATA; MICROWAVE ABLATION; NUMERICAL STUDIES; RADIATION PROPERTIES; RELATIVE PERMITTIVITY; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION; TARGET TISSUES; THERMAL ABLATION; THERMAL LESION; TREATMENT PLANNING; WATER BATHS;

ABLATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MAMMALS; MICROWAVES; PERMITTIVITY; RADAR ANTENNAS; RADIATION EFFECTS; TISSUE;

ANTENNAS;

ABLATION THERAPY; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CYTOLOGY; HEAT; IMPEDANCE; INSTRUMENTATION; LIVER; METHODOLOGY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ABLATION TECHNIQUES; ANIMALS; CATTLE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; HOT TEMPERATURE; LIVER; MICROWAVES;

EID: 84859319822     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/57/8/2309     Document Type: Article

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