DocumentCode
1419742
Title
Effects of blood perfusion rate on the optimization of RF-capacitive hyperthermia
Author
Fujita, Satoru ; Tamazawa, Motohisa ; Kuroda, Kagayaki
Author_Institution
Fac. of Eng., Osaka Univ., Japan
Volume
45
Issue
9
fYear
1998
Firstpage
1182
Lastpage
1186
Abstract
The effects of the blood perfusion rate on the optimization of heating conditions in radio-frequency capacitive hyperthermia were examined using numerical simulations. When the blood perfusion rate in the tumor was smaller than approximately one-half that of normal tissues, optimal selective heating of the tumor was obtained.
Keywords
haemorheology; hyperthermia; numerical analysis; optimisation; radiofrequency heating; RF-capacitive hyperthermia optimization; blood perfusion rate effect; normal tissues; numerical simulations; optimal selective heating; selective heating; therapeutic technique; tumor; Abdomen; Blood; Equations; Heating; Hyperthermia; Inverse problems; Neoplasms; Optimization methods; Radio frequency; Temperature dependence; Algorithms; Computer Simulation; Electrodes; Finite Element Analysis; Humans; Hyperthermia, Induced; Models, Biological; Neoplasms; Radio Waves; Regional Blood Flow; Thermal Conductivity;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9294
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/10.709562
Filename
709562
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