Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine
Cell Accelerated Cryoablation Simulation
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine
Representation of bone heterogeneity in subject-specific finite element models for knee
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine
Computer simulations on multiprobe freezing of irregularly shaped tumors
Computers in Biology and Medicine
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine
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This paper is aimed at investigating the capacity of using combined cryosurgical and hyperthermic modality for treating knee bone tumor with complex shape. An anatomical model for human knee was constructed and a three-dimensional (3D) finite element analysis was developed to determine temperature distribution of the tissues subject to single freezing (SF), single heating (SH) and alternate freezing-heating (AFH), respectively. The heat fluxes of the probes wall and the ablation volume are particularly tracked to comparatively evaluate the ablation ability of different probe configurations with varied diameter, number and active working length. As example, an effective conformal treatment strategy via one time's insertion while cyclic freezing-heating using multiple probes is designed for a predefined knee bone tumor ablation. Both SF and SH could create large enough ablation volume, while it is hard for them to perform a conformal treatment on irregular and slender knee tumor. As an alternative, AFH could form a flexible and controlled shape and volume of the ablation by changing the size and number of the probes and adjusting their insertion depth. In addition, a thermal protection method is considered to reduce cryoinjury of the health tissue.