Title :
Significance of Blood Flow in Calculations of Temperature in Laser Irradiated Tissue
Author :
Welch, Ashley J. ; Wissler, E.H. ; Priebe, Leslie A.
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas
fDate :
3/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A dimensionless solution of the heat conduction equation for laser irradiation of tissue has been extended to include transport of heat owing to blood flow. The importance of the heat loss term is discussed in relation to the perfusion rate and exposure duration.
Keywords :
Absorption; Blood flow; Clinical diagnosis; Conductivity; Data handling; Electromyography; Equations; Laser modes; Prototypes; Temperature; Blood Circulation; Heat; Humans; Laser Therapy; Models, Biological; Models, Cardiovascular; Regional Blood Flow;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1980.326619
