Effects of dynamic changes of tissue properties during laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy (LITT)

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 197-202

  Jiang, S C ^a   Zhang, X X ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bioheat transfer; Dynamic properties; Laser induced interstitial thermotherapy; Monte Carlo; Thermal damage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; CALCULATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ENERGY TRANSFER; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEAT; HEAT TRANSFER; HEMOPERFUSION; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LASER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OPTICS; PHOTON; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; RADIOISOTOPE THERAPY; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL INJURY; TISSUE INJURY;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; HUMANS; LASERS; LIVER; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTONS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 18044397301     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-004-0324-8     Document Type: Article

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