Erkol H, Nouizi F, Luk A, Unlu MB, Gulsen G. Comprehensive analytical model for CW laser induced heat in turbid media.
OPTICS EXPRESS 2015;
23:31069-31084. [PMID:
26698736 PMCID:
PMC4692257 DOI:
10.1364/oe.23.031069]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Revised: 10/07/2015] [Accepted: 10/10/2015] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
Abstract
In this work, we present a new analytical approach to model continuous wave laser induced temperature in highly homogeneous turbid media. First, the diffusion equation is used to model light transport and a comprehensive solution is derived analytically by obtaining a special Greens' function. Next, the time-dependent bio-heat equation is used to describe the induced heat increase and propagation within the medium. The bio-heat equation is solved analytically utilizing the separation of variables technique. Our theoretical model is successfully validated using numerical simulations and experimental studies with agarose phantoms and ex-vivo chicken breast samples. The encouraging results show that our method can be implemented as a simulation tool to determine important laser parameters that govern the magnitude of temperature rise within homogenous biological tissue or organs.
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