Title :
Simulation of temperature measurement during transurethral hyperthermia treatment of the prostate
Author :
Wren, Joakim ; Sjödin, Jan-Gunnar ; Erlandsson, Bjorn-Erik ; Loyd, Dan
Author_Institution :
Linkoping Univ., Sweden
fDate :
30 Oct-2 Nov 1997
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. Therefore we present this analysis of the temperature distribution in the tissue and in the catheter. We find that the temperature distribution is nonuniform, and that the temperature measurement in the catheter simulated here is inaccurate
Keywords :
biological tissues; biomedical measurement; finite element analysis; hyperthermia; microwave heating; temperature distribution; temperature measurement; FEM; catheter; intraprostatic temperature; microwave hyperthermia; nonuniform distribution; prostatic enlargement; surrounding tissue temperature; temperature distribution; temperature measurement simulation; transurethral hyperthermia treatment; Antenna measurements; Catheters; Diseases; Electromagnetic heating; Hyperthermia; Medical treatment; Microwave devices; Surgery; Temperature distribution; Temperature measurement;
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.1997.756842
