Investigation of factors affecting hypothermic pelvic tissue cooling using bio-heat simulation based on MRI-segmented anatomic models. Issue 1 (October 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lin, Yuting; Lin, Wei-Ching; Fwu, Peter T.; Shih, Tzu-Ching; Yeh, Lee-Ren; Su, Min-Ying; Chen, Jeon-Hor
• Is Part Of: Computer methods and programs in biomedicine. Volume 122:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 76
• Page End: 88
• Publication Date: 2015-10
• Subjects: Medicine -- Computer programs -- Periodicals; Biology -- Computer programs -- Periodicals; Computers -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Médecine -- Logiciels -- Périodiques; Biologie -- Logiciels -- Périodiques; Biology -- Computer programs; Medicine -- Computer programs; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 610.28
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2015.07.002
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0169-2607

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">This study investigated the influence of different pelvic tissue types as well as the choice of thermal property parameters on the efficacy of endorectal cooling balloon (ECB).</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Prostate size and periprostatic venous plexus were two major factors affecting ECB cooling efficiency.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">Large prostate made the cooling difficult to propagate through the prostate.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0025">Patients with abundant periprostatic venous plexus required a longer time for neurovascular bundle (NVB) cooling.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0035"> <label></label> <p id="par0035">This feasibility study demonstrated that the simulation tool could potentially be used for adjusting the setting of ECB for hypothermic radical prostatectomy.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>