Search for dissertations about: "microwave thermotherapy"

Showing result 6 - 8 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words microwave thermotherapy.

  2. 6. Medical Laser-Induced Thermotherapy - Models and Applications

    Author : Christian Sturesson; Lund Kirurgi; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; blood perfusion; mathematical modelling; liver tumours; Atomic and molecular physics; benign prostatic hyperplasia; Atom- och molekylärfysik; Fysicumarkivet A:1998:Sturesson; hyperthermia; Coagulation; tissue optical properties;

    Abstract : Heat has long been utilised as a therapeutic tool in medicine. Laser-induced thermotherapy aims at achieving the local destruction of lesions, relying on the conversion of the light absorbed by the tissue into heat. In interstitial laser-induced thermotherapy, light is focused into thin optical fibres, which are placed deep into the tumour mass. READ MORE

  4. 7. On the natural history, diagnosis and treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia

    Author : Stepan Vesely; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : Lower urinary tract symptoms LUTS ; benign prostatic hyperplasia BPH ; bladder outlet obstruction; transurethral prostatectomy TURP ; transurethral microwave thermotherapy TUMT ;

    Abstract : There are a number of important issues which remain unknown or poorly understood in the natural history of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The standard investigation of patients with BPH gives controversial results in relation to the severity of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). READ MORE

  5. 8. Therapeutic applications of acoustic and electromagnetic energy

    Author : Vilhelm Ekstrand; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : This thesis focuses on techniques based on electromagnetic and acoustic energy for treatment of a variety of diseases, including development of new techniques as well as improvement and evaluation of existing techniques. The subjects treated are: Provocation of heat generated thrombi in pigs. READ MORE