Title
A boundary element model for investigating the effects of eye tumor on the temperature distribution inside the human eye
Abstract
A three-dimensional boundary element model of the human eye is developed to investigate the thermal effects of eye tumor on the ocular temperature distribution. The human eye is modeled as comprising several regions which have different thermal properties. The tumor is one of these regions. The thermal effects of the tumor are simulated by taking it to have a very high metabolic heat generation and blood perfusion rate. Inside the tumor, the steady state temperature is governed by the Pennes bioheat equation. Elsewhere, in normal tissues of the eye, the temperature satisfies the Laplace's equation. To compute the temperature on the corneal surface, the surface boundary of each region is divided into triangular elements.
Year
DOI
Venue
2009
10.1016/j.compbiomed.2009.04.010
Comp. in Bio. and Med.
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Eye tumor,Boundary element method,Cornea,Temperature,Three-dimensional
Journal
39
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
8
0010-4825
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
2
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
E. H. Ooi11710.03
W. T. Ang2186.21
E. Y. K. Ng338440.34