Numerical optimization of sequential cryogen spray cooling and laser irradiation for improved therapy of port wine stain

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 164-175

  Milanič, Matija ^a   Jia, Wangcun ^b   Nelson, J Stuart ^b   Majaron, Boris ^a,c  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

bio heat transfer; cryogen spray cooling; laser treatment; Monte Carlo; multiple cryogen spurts; multiple laser pulses; port wine stain; vascular lesion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CRYOTHERAPY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LASER COAGULATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEVUS FLAMMEUS; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; SIMULATION; THERMAL INJURY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYOTHERAPY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; LASER THERAPY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PORT-WINE STAIN; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 79952420449     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.21040     Document Type: Article

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