A statistical model for multidimensional irreversible electroporation cell death in tissue.docVIP

GolbergandRubinskyBioMedicalEngineeringOnLine2010,9:13 /content/9/1/13 RESEARCH OpenAccess Astatisticalmodelformultidimensional irreversibleelectroporationcelldeathintissue AlexGolberg1,BorisRubinsky2* *Correspondence:rubinsky@me. Abstract 2DepartmentofMechanical Engineering,GraduateProgramin Biophysics,UniversityofCalifornia Background:Irreversibleelectroporation(IRE)isaminimallyinvasivetissueablation techniquewhichutilizeselectricpulsesdeliveredbyelectrodestoatargetedareaof atBerkeley,BerkeleyCA84720, USA tissuetoproducehighamplitudeelectricfields,thusinducingirreversibledamageto thecellme