Abstract: A small artery model (SAM) for self-heated thermistor measurements of perfusion in the canine kidney is developed based on the anatomy of the cortex vasculature. In this model interlobular ...

Abstract: The purpose of this work is to validate, using numerical, finite element methods, the thermal assumptions made in the analytical analysis of a coupled thermistor probe-tissue model upon which ...

Abstract: An improved technique is presented for the “in-vivo” determination of thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity, and perfusion using a self-heated spherical thermistor probe. In the presence of ...

Abstract: A microcomputer based instrument to measure effective thermal conductivity and diffusivity at the surface of a tissue has been developed. Self-heated spherical thermistors, partially embedded in ...

Abstract: An isolated, thermally regulated, perfused rat liver model system is presented. The model was developed to evaluate thermal methods to quantify perfusion in small volumes of tissue. The surgically ...