@inproceedings{KnopfKloecknerKanounetal.2013, author = {Christoph Knopf and Stephan Kl{\"o}ckner and Olfa Kanoun and J{\"o}rg Himmel}, title = {Experimental visualisation of potential distribution in electrosurgery}, series = {10th International Multi-Conference on Systems, Signals \& Devices (SSD)}, address = {Hammamet, Tunisia}, organization = {IEEE}, isbn = {978-1-4673-6457-7}, doi = {10.1109/SSD.2013.6564156}, pages = {1 -- 5}, year = {2013}, abstract = {The transurethral resection (TUR) is a standard technique in urological treatment procedures. Both, monopolar and bipolar electrosurgical systems, are used for TUR. Whereas electrical and physical processes in surgery surroundings are well understood for monopolar systems, there is no sufficient data base for the assessment of the processes with the use of bipolar systems. In this context a multi-electrode measuring system was developed to visualize the spatial potential distribution around bipolar electrosurgical devices as a first step to risk analysis. To simulate the anatomic surroundings of a transurethral surgery a cylinder filled with isotonic saline solution was used as a complexity reduced experimental environment.}, language = {en} }