Non-contact monitoring of the depth temperature profile for medical laser scanning technologies.

ABSTRACT: Medical treatments such as high-intensity focused ultrasound, hyperthermic laser lipolysis or radiofrequency are employed as a minimally invasive alternatives for targeted tissue therapies. The increased temperature of the tissue triggers various thermal effects and leads to an unavoidable damage. As targeted tissues are generally located below the surface, various approaches are utilized to prevent skin layers from overheating and irreparable thermal damages. These procedures are often accompanied by cooling systems and protective layers accounting for a non-trivial detection of the subsurface temperature peak. Here, we show a temperature peak estimation method based on infrared thermography recording of the surface temperature evolution coupled with a thermal-diffusion-based model and a

SUBMITTER: Kosir J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7679450 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature