Mathematical modeling of endovenous laser treatment (ELT)

BioMedical Engineering Online

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Mordon, Serge R ^a   Wassmer, Benjamin ^b   Zemmouri, Jaouad ^b  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Osyris SA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRHENIUS DAMAGE MODEL; BIOHEAT EQUATION; ENDOVENOUS LASER TREATMENT; THERMAL DAMAGE; TRANSPORT THEORY;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; TISSUE;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CALCULATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GEOMETRY; HEAT TRANSFER; INTIMA; IRRADIATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL INJURY; TREATMENT DURATION; VEIN DIAMETER; VEIN WALL; VENOUS REFLUX; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; LIGHT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE;

PISONIA ACULEATA;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; LIGHT; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; RADIATION DOSAGE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 33646750511     PISSN: 1475925X     EISSN: 1475925X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-925X-5-26     Document Type: Article

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