Finite element analysis and experimental verification of multilayered tissue characterization using the thermal technique

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 3182-3185

  Kharalkar, Nachiket M ^a   Valvano, Jonathan W ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element method (FEM); Self heated thermistor; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MEASUREMENT THEORY; NUMERICAL METHODS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMISTORS;

SELF HEATED THERMISTOR; THERMISTOR-TISSUE SYSTEM; TRANSIENT TEMPERATURE;

TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CATTLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CATTLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 34047186485     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.259836     Document Type: Conference Paper

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