A New Mathematical Approach to the Diffusion Approximation Theory for Selective Photothermolysis Modeling and Its Implication in Laser Treatment of Port-Wine Stains

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 335-347

  Shafirstein, Gal ^a,d   Bäumler, Wolfgang ^b   Lapidoth, Moshe ^c   Ferguson, Scott ^a   North, Paula E ^a   Waner, Milton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^c RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion approximation; Finite element method; Laser treatment; Port wine stain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CALCULATION; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION APPROXIMATION THEORY; EVAPORATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEAT TRANSFER; LASER COAGULATION; LIGHT; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEVUS FLAMMEUS; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTOTHERMOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PULSE; RADIATION WAVELENGTH; SIMULATION; THEORY; THERMAL ANALYSIS; TIME; WAVEFORM;

BODY TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PORT-WINE STAIN;

EID: 1942454246     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20028     Document Type: Article

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