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A Palm-Sized Cryoprobe System with a Built-in Thermocouple and Its Application in an Animal Model of Epilepsy
Tatsuji Tokiwa, Lev Zimin, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Takao Inoue, Hiroshi Kajigaya, Sadahiro Nomura, Michiyasu Suzuki, Takeshi Yamakawa
We have studied a palm-sized cryoprobe system and showed that cryosurgery may be an effective treatment for epilepsy. Conventional cryoprobe systems have triple coaxial tubes. Since accurate temperature measurement of the probe tip is indispensable for reliable treatment of cryosurgery,...
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Posted on 1 NOV 2019
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The Palm-Sized Cryoprobe System Based on Refrigerant Expansion and Boiling and its Application to an Animal Model of Epilepsy
Tatsuji Tokiwa, Lev Zimin, Satoru Ishizuka, Takao Inoue, Masami Fujii, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Hiroshi Kajigaya, Yuji Owada, Michiyasu Suzuki, Takeshi Yamakawa
The purpose of this study is to propose the palm-sized cryoprobe system based on a new concept and to suggest that the freezing technique could be used for treatment of epilepsy. We propose herein a cryoprobe system based on the...
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Posted on 26 JUL 2015