title: Numerical models of laser fusion of intestinal tissues.
abstract: Numerical models of continuous wave Tm:YAG thermal fusion in rat intestinal tissues were compared to experiment. Optical and thermal FDM models that included tissue damage based on Arrhenius kinetics were used to predict birefringence loss in collagen as the standard of comparison. The models also predicted collagen shrinkage, jellification and water loss. The inclusion of variable optical and thermal properties is essential to achieve favorable agreement between predicted and measured damage boundaries.
authors: Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, Austin, TX 78712, USA. jpearce@mail.utexas.edu
authors: John A
authors: JA
authors: Pearce
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D003094:Collagen / Q000737:chemistry; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced; D007422:Intestines / Q000473:pathology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D007700:Kinetics; D007834:Lasers; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D016011:Normal Distribution; D051381:Rats; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen