Temperature-field reconstruction for the application of prostate cryosurgery

This study is a part of an ongoing effort to develop means to monitor the temperature field during minimally invasive cryosurgery - the destruction of undesired tissues by freezing. In particular, this study focuses on developing a method for temperature-field reconstruction based on data obtained from an array of wireless implantable temperature sensors. Results of this study indicate that the implantable sensors can potentially improve cryosurgery monitoring. Results of this study further demonstrate that the location of the lethal temperature can be identified, which represents an unmet need in current cryosurgery practice.