TY - GEN
T1 - A new modality for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia
AU - Anvari, Bahman
AU - Motamedi, Massoud
AU - Rastegar, Sohi
AU - Cammack, James T.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 1992 IEEE.
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - The potential application of coagulative heating as a new modality for transurethral treatment of prostate hyperplasia is examined theoretically and experimentally. A theoretical model is developed for predicting the tissue response and the extent of thermal injury under different heating modalities such as conductive heating and direct heating using electromagnetic radiation. The theoretical model suggests that laser heating of the prostate is superior to other modalities in producing large coagulated zones of injury. The preliminary animal study using Nd:YAG laser radiation to coagulate canine prostate supports our hypothesis. The animal study results shows that deep coagulation necrosis of the prostate can be achieved by optimizing the exposure parameters.
AB - The potential application of coagulative heating as a new modality for transurethral treatment of prostate hyperplasia is examined theoretically and experimentally. A theoretical model is developed for predicting the tissue response and the extent of thermal injury under different heating modalities such as conductive heating and direct heating using electromagnetic radiation. The theoretical model suggests that laser heating of the prostate is superior to other modalities in producing large coagulated zones of injury. The preliminary animal study using Nd:YAG laser radiation to coagulate canine prostate supports our hypothesis. The animal study results shows that deep coagulation necrosis of the prostate can be achieved by optimizing the exposure parameters.
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U2 - 10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5760984
DO - 10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5760984
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85067041467
T3 - Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS
SP - 320
EP - 321
BT - Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS 1992
A2 - Morucci, Jean Pierre
A2 - Laxminarayan, Swamy
A2 - Plonsey, Robert
A2 - Coatrieux, Jean Louis
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS 1992
Y2 - 29 October 1992 through 1 November 1992
ER -