A new modality for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia

Bahman Anvari, Massoud Motamedi, Sohi Rastegar, James T. Cammack

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    Abstract

    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.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS 1992
    EditorsRobert Plonsey, Swamy Laxminarayan, Jean Pierre Morucci, Jean Louis Coatrieux
    PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
    Pages320-321
    Number of pages2
    ISBN (Electronic)0780307852
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jan 1 1992
    Event14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS 1992 - Paris, France
    Duration: Oct 29 1992Nov 1 1992

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS
    Volume1
    ISSN (Print)1557-170X

    Conference

    Conference14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS 1992
    Country/TerritoryFrance
    CityParis
    Period10/29/9211/1/92

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Signal Processing
    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
    • Health Informatics

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