NDLI: Microwave Applications in Medicine in the U.S.A.

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Rosen, Arye
Copyright Year	1991
Description	Author affiliation: Drexel University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Center for Microwave/Lightwave Engineering, Philadelphia, PA 19104; 508 Heartwood Road, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003. (Rosen, Arye)
Abstract	In the last ten years, microwaves have been used increasingly in the U.S.A. in the areas of diagnostic and therapeutic medicine as well as in surgery. For example, possive radiometry is an important tool for measuring the temperature of subcutaneous regions of the human body non-invasively, with the potential of detecting deep seated tumors. Microwave hyperthermia, meanwhile, is currently in use in many medical centers in the U.S.A. in the treatment of cancer as an ancillary modality to rediation therapy and chemotherapy, and in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia, a technique presently being tested in humans in a FDA IDE study. Microwave balloon angioplasty (MBA), a modality currently being tested in animals, combines heat and mechanical force (balloon) to open occluded and partially occluded arteries. The following short discussion concentrates on the topics dealt with most often in material published in IEEE MTT. The area of medical applications of microwave imaging is not included.
Starting Page	139
Ending Page	149
File Size	892666
Page Count	11
File Format	PDF
DOI	10.1109/EUMA.1991.336425
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1991-09-09
Publisher Place	Germany
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Electromagnetic heating Biomedical imaging Medical diagnostic imaging Medical treatment Humans Oncological surgery Microwave radiometry Temperature measurement Neoplasms Microwave theory and techniques
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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