Title :
Effects of blood perfusion rate on the optimization of RF-capacitive hyperthermia
Author :
Fujita, Satoru ; Tamazawa, Motohisa ; Kuroda, Kagayaki
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Osaka Univ., Japan
Abstract :
The effects of the blood perfusion rate on the optimization of heating conditions in radio-frequency capacitive hyperthermia were examined using numerical simulations. When the blood perfusion rate in the tumor was smaller than approximately one-half that of normal tissues, optimal selective heating of the tumor was obtained.
Keywords :
haemorheology; hyperthermia; numerical analysis; optimisation; radiofrequency heating; RF-capacitive hyperthermia optimization; blood perfusion rate effect; normal tissues; numerical simulations; optimal selective heating; selective heating; therapeutic technique; tumor; Abdomen; Blood; Equations; Heating; Hyperthermia; Inverse problems; Neoplasms; Optimization methods; Radio frequency; Temperature dependence; Algorithms; Computer Simulation; Electrodes; Finite Element Analysis; Humans; Hyperthermia, Induced; Models, Biological; Neoplasms; Radio Waves; Regional Blood Flow; Thermal Conductivity;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
