Thermal Mapping, via Liquid Crystals, of the Temperature Field near a Heated Surgical Probe

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Cooper, T.E.
Groff, J.P.
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1973-05
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This paper discusses the use of heat for producing clinical lesions in tissue and presents the design and analysis of a resistively heated surgical probe. The probe surface temperature is accurately maintained and controlled by using a Wheatstone bridge. The probe was embedded in a clear agar–water test medium, and the temperature field generated by the probe was measured with liquid crystals, a material that provides a visual display of certain isotherms. Experimental results compare within approximately 10 percent of a two-dimensional numerical solution. A one-dimensional theoretical model is also developed which examines the influence of blood flow on the temperature field.
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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Naval Postgraduate School Research Foundation
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7 p.
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Cooper, T. E., and J. P. Groff. "Thermal Mapping, via Liquid Crystals, of the Temperature Field near a Heated Surgical Probe." Journal of Heat Transfer 95.2 (1973): 250-256.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
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