Using an MR imaging-guidewire as an intravascular local heating source: Toward thermal enhancement of vascular gene transfection

Proceedings - International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging

Volumn 2002-January, Issue , 2002, Pages 425-428

  Qiu, Bensheng ^a   Yeung, Christopher J ^a   Du, Xiangyiog ^a   Atalar, Ergin ^a   Yang, Xiaoming ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; GENES; HEATING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL IMAGING; MICROWAVE GENERATION; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVES;

EFFICIENT MANAGEMENTS; GENE TRANSFECTION; HIGH RESOLUTION; MICROWAVE ENERGIES; MICROWAVE POWER; TARGET VESSELS; TEMPERATURE INCREASE; THERMAL ENHANCEMENT;

GENE THERAPY;

EID: 84948701976     PISSN: 19457928     EISSN: 19458452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/ISBI.2002.1029285     Document Type: Article

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