Thermal ablation of biological tissues in disease treatment: A review of computational models and future directions

S Singh, R Melnik - Electromagnetic biology and medicine, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Percutaneous thermal ablation has proven to be an effective modality for treating both
benign and malignant tumours in various tissues. Among these modalities, radiofrequency …

[HTML][HTML] Thermostability of biological systems: fundamentals, challenges, and quantification

X He - The open biomedical engineering journal, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This review examines the fundamentals and challenges in engineering/understanding the
thermostability of biological systems over a wide temperature range (from the cryogenic to …

Measurement of Thermal Conductivity and Thermal Diffusivity of Porcine and Bovine Kidney Tissues at Supraphysiological Temperatures up to 93° C

L Bianchi, S Fiorentini, S Gianella, S Gianotti… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
This experimental study aimed to characterize the thermal properties of ex vivo porcine and
bovine kidney tissues in steady-state heat transfer conditions in a wider thermal interval …

Image-based multi-scale modelling and validation of radio-frequency ablation in liver tumours

S Payne, R Flanagan, M Pollari… - … of the Royal …, 2011 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The treatment of cancerous tumours in the liver remains clinically challenging, despite the
wide range of treatment possibilities, including radio-frequency ablation (RFA), high …

Temperature elevation by HIFU in ex vivo porcine muscle: MRI measurement and simulation study

MA Solovchuk, SC Hwang, H Chang, M Thiriet… - Medical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: High‐intensity focused ultrasound is a rapidly developing medical technology with
a large number of potential clinical applications. Computational model can play a pivotal …

A mathematical framework for minimally invasive tumor ablation therapies

SK Hall, EH Ooi, SJ Payne - Critical Reviews™ in Biomedical …, 2014 - dl.begellhouse.com
Minimally invasive tumor ablations (MITAs) are an increasingly important tool in the
treatment of solid tumors across multiple organs. The problems experienced in modeling …

Api document quality for resolving deprecated apis

D Ko, K Ma, S Park, S Kim, D Kim… - 2014 21st Asia-Pacific …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Using deprecated APIs often results in security vulnerability or performance degradation.
Thus, invocations to deprecated APIs should be immediately replaced by alternative APIs …

A two-equation coupled system for determination of liver tissue temperature during thermal ablation

T Peng, DP O'Neill, SJ Payne - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2011 - Elsevier
Ablation techniques have become a widespread choice for the treatment of cancerous
tumours, where surgical resection techniques have poor prognosis. However, the extent and …

Animals used in research and education, 1966–2016: evolving attitudes, policies, and relationships

MD Lairmore, J Ilkiw - Journal of veterinary medical …, 2015 - jvme.utpjournals.press
Since the inception of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC),
the use of animals in research and education has been a central element of the programs of …

Lesion modeling, characterization, and visualization for image-guided cardiac ablation therapy monitoring

CA Linte, JJ Camp, ME Rettmann… - Journal of Medical …, 2018 - spiedigitallibrary.org
In spite of significant efforts to improve image-guided ablation therapy, a large number of
patients undergoing ablation therapy to treat cardiac arrhythmic conditions require repeat …