Title :
Effects of the geometry of a tubular electrode on the temperature distribution in biologial tissue
Author :
Antunes, Carlos Lemos ; Almeida, Tony R. ; Raposeiro, Nélia ; Gonçalves, Belarmino ; Almeida, Paulo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Abstract :
Tubular electrodes provide a practicable way for heating biological tissues, suitable for medical and biological applications. This kind electrode is made from interlaced nitinol wires, forming a flexible tube that can be easily folded. This paper presents a study concerning the impact of the mesh density on tissue heating.
Keywords :
biological tissues; biomedical electrodes; biothermics; biologial tissue; biological tissues; flexible tube; mesh density; temperature distribution; tissue heating; tubular electrode; Biological tissues; Biology; Biomedical electrodes; Geometry; Liver; Radio frequency; Resistance heating; Temperature distribution; Thermal conductivity; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetic Field Computation (CEFC), 2010 14th Biennial IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7059-4
DOI :
10.1109/CEFC.2010.5481173
