A finite element method model to simulate Laser Interstitial ThermoTherapy in anatomical inhomogeneous regions

BioMedical Engineering Online

Volumn 4, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Mohammed, Yassene ^a,b   Verhey, Janko F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b University of Applied Sciences and Arts   (Germany)

Author keywords

Damage function; Head neck region; Heat distribution; Laser induced thermotherapy; Light diffusion; LITT; Minimal invasive therapy; Perfusion; Simulation; Temperature calculation; Therapy planning; Tissue; Tumour treatment; Vessel

Indexed keywords

BIOHEAT EQUATIONS; ENERGY DISTRIBUTION; LASER INTERSTITIAL THERMOTHERAPY (LITT); LYMPH NODES;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LASER SURGERY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TUMORS; ULTRASONICS;

TISSUE;

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; IN VITRO STUDY; LASER INTERSTITIAL THERMOTHERAPY; LASER SURGERY; LIGHT SCATTERING; LYMPHOMA; MUSCLE TISSUE; NECK; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; SIMULATION; SWINE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE PERFUSION; TREATMENT PLANNING; ANIMAL; ANISOTROPY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOMETRY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THERMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; ANISOTROPY; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; IN VITRO TECHNIQUES; LASER THERAPY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; SWINE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; THERMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13144290146     PISSN: 1475925X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-925X-4-2     Document Type: Article

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