Title :
Linear octapolar radiofrequency tool for liver ablation
Author :
Penhaker, M. ; Hlavackova, M. ; Horyl, P. ; Vavra, P. ; Prokop, L. ; Sikora, T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Meas. & Control, VSB - Tech. Univ. of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
Abstract :
These work deals about the design and realization of linear octopolar radiofrequency surgical tool for liver ablation. The radiofrequency surgical technique is one of most significant methods for trauma and oncology radical therapy nowadays. This contribution deals about new surgical type design and testing with comparison of commercial present tools.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; hyperthermia; injuries; liver; radiation therapy; radiofrequency heating; surgery; linear octopolar radiofrequency surgical tool; liver ablation; oncology radical therapy; surgical type design; surgical type testing; trauma; Electrodes; Liver; Radio frequency; Shape; Surgery; Temperature measurement; Tumors;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Engineering Systems (INES), 2011 15th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Poprad
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8954-1
DOI :
10.1109/INES.2011.5954781
