title: Peripheral tissue freezing in cryosurgery.
abstract: The recently formulated bioheat equation of Weinbaum and Jiji which accounts for the vascular ultrastructure and blood perfusion was applied to the freezing of peripheral tissue. Using quasi-steady approximation the temperature distribution in the two-phase tissue and the motion of the frozen front were determined. Results are in good agreement with Pennes' bioheat equation.
authors: Department of Mechanical Engineering, City College of the City University of New York, New York 10031.
authors: W J
authors: WJ
authors: Song
authors: L M
authors: LM
authors: Jiji
mesh_terms: D001833:Body Temperature Regulation; D002196:Capillaries / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D005615:Freezing; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012039:Regional Blood Flow