Title :
Accuracy of temperature measurement during transurethral hyperthermia treatment of the prostate
Author :
Wren, Joakim ; Sjödin, Jan-Gunnar ; Erlandson, Björn-Erik ; Eliasson, Tomas ; Loyd, Dan
Author_Institution :
Linkoping Univ., Sweden
Abstract :
Microwave treatment of patients with prostatic enlargement is currently under development. For the safety of the patient it is of utmost importance to determine the intraprostatic temperature as well as the temperature in the surrounding tissues
Keywords :
biological organs; biological tissues; biomedical measurement; finite element analysis; hyperthermia; microwave heating; temperature distribution; temperature measurement; FEM calculations; intraprostatic temperature; microwave treatment; prostatic enlargement; surrounding tissue temperature; temperature field; temperature measurement accuracy; transurethral hyperthermia treatment; Catheters; Electromagnetic heating; Finite element methods; Heat transfer; Hyperthermia; Medical treatment; Surgery; Temperature distribution; Temperature measurement; Water heating;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.804443
