DocumentCode
1589450
Title
Distinguishing Electroporation from Thermal Injuries in Electrical Shock By MR Imaging
Author
Lee, Raphael C. ; Despa, Florin
Author_Institution
Electr. Trauma Program, Chicago Univ., IL
fYear
2005
fDate
6/27/1905 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
6544
Lastpage
6546
Abstract
This paper presents T2-MRI as a very promising method to investigate the pathophysiology of electrical shock injuries, permitting distinction between thermal and electroporation damaged tissue and permitting monitoring of the therapeutic efficacy of membrane sealing surfactants
Keywords
bioelectric phenomena; biological tissues; biomedical MRI; biomembranes; MR imaging; T2-MRI; damaged tissue; electrical shock; electrical shock injuries; electroporation; membrane sealing surfactants; thermal injuries; Biomedical imaging; Biomembranes; Biophysics; Cells (biology); Contacts; Electric shock; Injuries; Magnetic resonance imaging; Proteins; Protons;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2005. IEEE-EMBS 2005. 27th Annual International Conference of the
Conference_Location
Shanghai
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8741-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.2005.1615999
Filename
1615999
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