Title :
Finite element modeling in therapeutic and diagnostic bioelectromagnetics applications
Author :
Paulsen, Keith D.
Author_Institution :
Thayer Sch. of Eng., Dartmouth Coll., Hanover, NH, USA
fDate :
30 Oct-2 Nov 1997
Abstract :
Computational methods for therapeutic and diagnostic bioelectromagnetics applications have developed rapidly over the last ten years. The reasons for this evolution are clear: bioelectromagnetic devices/systems typically have large parameter spaces which need to be explored and optimized. Further, in many instances information about detailed field distributions inside the body is needed but measurements of the same are not practical or even feasible. This paper briefly reviews the major computational issues facing bioelectromagnetic simulations on finite elements and describes two application areas in the therapeutic and diagnostic cancer arena
Keywords :
biomedical imaging; cancer; finite element analysis; physiological models; radiation therapy; reviews; 10 y; EM imaging; EM tumor heating; computational issues; computational methods; diagnostic bioelectromagnetics; field distributions; finite element modeling; human body; parameter spaces; therapeutic bioelectromagnetics; Biomedical computing; Biomedical measurements; Boundary value problems; Cancer; Computational modeling; Conductors; Educational institutions; Electromagnetic scattering; Finite element methods; Partial differential equations;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1997. Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4262-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1997.756831
