Green's function representation of laser induced thermal dynamics and determination of thermal criteria for optically induced neural activation

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 8579, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Norton, Bryan ^a   Bowler, Meghan ^a,b  

^a Lockheed Martin Aculight   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

convolution; Green's function; heat diffusion; infrared nerve stimulation (INS); laser tissue interaction; thermal confinement; thermal criteria for stimulation; thermal time constant

Indexed keywords

HEAT DIFFUSIONS; NERVE STIMULATION; THERMAL CONFINEMENT; THERMAL CRITERIA FOR STIMULATION; THERMAL TIME CONSTANTS;

CONVOLUTION; LASER TISSUE INTERACTION; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; RELAXATION TIME; TISSUE;

GREEN'S FUNCTION;

EID: 84875949779     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.2007059     Document Type: Conference Paper

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