Temperature distribution analysis of tissue water vaporization during microwave ablation: Experiments and simulations

International Journal of Hyperthermia

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 674-685

  Ai, Haiming ^a   Wu, Shuicai ^a   Gao, Hongjian ^a   Zhao, Lei ^a   Yang, Chunlan ^a   Zeng, Yi ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Enthalpy; microwave ablation; SAR; temperature field; water vaporisation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTHALPY; EX VIVO STUDY; LIVER; MICROWAVE THERAPY; NONHUMAN; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ABLATION TECHNIQUES; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIVER; MICROWAVES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SWINE; TEMPERATURE; VOLATILIZATION; WATER;

EID: 84867511424     PISSN: 02656736     EISSN: 14645157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02656736.2012.710769     Document Type: Article

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