Title :
Cryogenic spray cooling of human skin: utilization in laser treatment of hypervascular cutaneous malformations
Author :
Anvari, B. ; Torres, J.H. ; Tanenbaum, B.S. ; Nelson, J.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Bioeng., Rice Univ., Houston, TX, USA
Abstract :
Presents measurements of port wine stain skin radiometric surface temperature in response to laser irradiation in conjunction with cryogenic spray cooling, internal temperature reductions obtained within an epoxy-resin skin phantom, and temperature predictions within human skin
Keywords :
blood vessels; cooling; laser applications in medicine; radiation therapy; skin; cryogenic spray cooling; epoxy-resin skin phantom; human skin; hypervascular cutaneous malformations; internal temperature reductions; laser irradiation; laser treatment; port wine stain skin radiometric surface temperature measurements; temperature predictions; Cooling; Cryogenics; Humans; Imaging phantoms; Radiometry; Response surface methodology; Skin; Spraying; Surface emitting lasers; Temperature;
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.1999.804453
