Significance of Blood Flow in Calculations of Temperature in Laser Irradiated Tissue
- 1 March 1980
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
- Vol. BME-27 (3) , 164-166
- https://doi.org/10.1109/tbme.1980.326619
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
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