A technique for identifying the total space or temperature dependent thermal parameters (TITP) of biological materials in vivo

J Liu; Z Ren; C Wang

doi:10.1109/10.508547

A technique for identifying the total space or temperature dependent thermal parameters (TITP) of biological materials in vivo

IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 1996 Aug;43(8):847-50. doi: 10.1109/10.508547.

Authors

J Liu¹, Z Ren, C Wang

Affiliation

¹ Thermal Engineering Department, Tsinghua University, Beijing, PRC.

PMID: 9216157
DOI: 10.1109/10.508547

Abstract

A new algorithm for simultaneously identifying the space or temperature dependent conductivity K, blood perfusion rate Wb, metabolic rate qm, and thermal diffusibility alpha in Pennes' equation is postulated. The obtained over determined equations are solved by way of Householder's transformation. The validity of the method is tested through an example.

MeSH terms

Algorithms*
Basal Metabolism / physiology*
Body Temperature Regulation / physiology*
Calorimetry / methods
Diffusion
Linear Models
Models, Biological*
Surface Properties