A novel electrode with electromagnetic tip tracking in ultrasonography-guided radiofrequency ablation: A phantom, ex vivo, and in vivo experimental study

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 81-87

  Kang, Tae Wook ^a   Lee, Min Woo ^a   Choi, Seung Hee ^a   Rhim, Hyunchul ^a   Lim, Sanghyeok ^a   Song, Kyoung Doo ^a   Min, Ji Hye ^a   Choi, Seo Youn ^a   Lim, Hyo Keun ^a   Yang, Jehoon ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic tracking; Liver; Radiofrequency ablation; Ultrasonography; Virtual needle tracking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMAGNETIC POSITION SENSOR; ELECTROMAGNETIC TIP TRACKING; EX VIVO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION DEVICE; RADIOLOGIST; SENSOR; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; ANIMAL; BOVINE; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; DEVICES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; IMAGE QUALITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MAGNETISM; SURGERY;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; CATTLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; IN VITRO TECHNIQUES; LIVER; MAGNETICS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84925970050     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: 15360210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RLI.0000000000000103     Document Type: Article

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