Numerical simulation of a BPH thermal therapy - A case study involving TUMT

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 548-557

  Abraham, John P ^a,b   Sparrow, Ephraim M ^c   Ramadhyani, Satish ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^b Laboratory for Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Practice   (United States)

^c University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH); Bioheat transfer; Multi organ simulation; Phase change; Prostate; Transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT)

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MICROWAVES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; TISSUE;

BENIGN PROSTATE HYPERPLASIA (BPH); BIOHEAT TRANSFER; MULTI-ORGAN SIMULATION; PROSTATE; TRANSURETHRAL MICROWAVE THERMOTHERAPY (TUMT);

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER; BLADDER OBSTRUCTION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; EJACULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; LIQUID; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEDICAL RECORD; NECROSIS; PELVIS FLOOR; PROSTATE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPHINCTER; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL INJURY; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSURETHRAL MICROWAVE THERMOTHERAPY; VAPOR;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MALE; NECROSIS; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE; URINARY BLADDER NECK OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 34548157435     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2746377     Document Type: Article

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