Title :
Distinguishing Electroporation from Thermal Injuries in Electrical Shock By MR Imaging
Author :
Lee, Raphael C. ; Despa, Florin
Author_Institution :
Electr. Trauma Program, Chicago Univ., IL
fDate :
6/27/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper presents T2-MRI as a very promising method to investigate the pathophysiology of electrical shock injuries, permitting distinction between thermal and electroporation damaged tissue and permitting monitoring of the therapeutic efficacy of membrane sealing surfactants
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; biological tissues; biomedical MRI; biomembranes; MR imaging; T2-MRI; damaged tissue; electrical shock; electrical shock injuries; electroporation; membrane sealing surfactants; thermal injuries; Biomedical imaging; Biomembranes; Biophysics; Cells (biology); Contacts; Electric shock; Injuries; Magnetic resonance imaging; Proteins; Protons;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2005. IEEE-EMBS 2005. 27th Annual International Conference of the
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8741-4
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2005.1615999
