DocumentCode
3312291
Title
Accuracy of temperature measurement during transurethral hyperthermia treatment of the prostate
Author
Wren, Joakim ; Sjödin, Jan-Gunnar ; Erlandson, Björn-Erik ; Eliasson, Tomas ; Loyd, Dan
Author_Institution
Linkoping Univ., Sweden
Volume
2
fYear
1999
fDate
36434
Abstract
Microwave treatment of patients with prostatic enlargement is currently under development. For the safety of the patient it is of utmost importance to determine the intraprostatic temperature as well as the temperature in the surrounding tissues
Keywords
biological organs; biological tissues; biomedical measurement; finite element analysis; hyperthermia; microwave heating; temperature distribution; temperature measurement; FEM calculations; intraprostatic temperature; microwave treatment; prostatic enlargement; surrounding tissue temperature; temperature field; temperature measurement accuracy; transurethral hyperthermia treatment; Catheters; Electromagnetic heating; Finite element methods; Heat transfer; Hyperthermia; Medical treatment; Surgery; Temperature distribution; Temperature measurement; Water heating;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location
Atlanta, GA
ISSN
1094-687X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5674-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.804443
Filename
804443
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