Numerical modelling of conductive and convective heat transfers in retinal laser applications

Journal of Biophotonics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-52

  Sandeau, J ^a   Kandulla, J ^b   Elsner, H ^c   Brinkmann, R ^b   Apiou Sbirlea, G ^a   Birngruber, R ^b  

^a Centre de Recherche Claude Delorme   (France)

^b University of Lu Beck   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heat diffusion; Modelling; Retinal laser treatments; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT DIFFUSIONS; HEAT EQUATION; LASER PROPERTY; LASER TREATMENT; NUMERICAL RESULTS; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; TEMPERATURE INCREASE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

HEAT CONVECTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; EYE FUNDUS; LASER; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RABBIT; RETINA; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONVECTION; FUNDUS OCULI; LASERS; RABBITS; RETINA; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RETINAL VESSELS;

EID: 65349179101     PISSN: 1864063X     EISSN: 18640648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbio.200710012     Document Type: Article

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