DocumentCode
1225207
Title
Significance of Blood Flow in Calculations of Temperature in Laser Irradiated Tissue
Author
Welch, Ashley J. ; Wissler, E.H. ; Priebe, Leslie A.
Author_Institution
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas
Issue
3
fYear
1980
fDate
3/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
164
Lastpage
166
Abstract
A dimensionless solution of the heat conduction equation for laser irradiation of tissue has been extended to include transport of heat owing to blood flow. The importance of the heat loss term is discussed in relation to the perfusion rate and exposure duration.
Keywords
Absorption; Blood flow; Clinical diagnosis; Conductivity; Data handling; Electromyography; Equations; Laser modes; Prototypes; Temperature; Blood Circulation; Heat; Humans; Laser Therapy; Models, Biological; Models, Cardiovascular; Regional Blood Flow;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9294
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TBME.1980.326619
Filename
4123213
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