Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, Volume. 15, Issue 3, 2250016(2022)

Three-dimensional transient simulation of CO2 laser tissue vaporization and experimental evaluation with a hydrogel phantom

[in Chinese]1、*, [in Chinese]1,2, [in Chinese]1, and [in Chinese]1,3
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  • 1Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 2-1, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
  • 2Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Kojimachi, 5-3-1, Chiyoda, Tokyo 102-0083, Japan
  • 3Global Center for Medical Engineering and Informatics, Yamadaoka 2-2, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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    A quantitative analysis method of CO2 laser treatments promotes laser treatment performance and rapid clinical application of novel treatment devices. The in silico clinical trial approach, which is based on computational simulation of light-tissue interactions using the mathematical model, can provide quantitative data. Although several simulation methods of laser tissue vaporization with CO2 laser treatments have been proposed, validations of the CO2 laser wavelength have been insu±cient. In this study, we demonstrated a tissue vaporization simulation using a CO2 laser and performed the experimental validation using a hydrogel phantom with constant physical parameters to evaluate the simulation accuracy of the vaporization process. The laser tissue vaporization simulation consists of the calculation of light transport, photothermal conversion, thermal diffusion, and phase change in the tissue. The vaporization width, depth, and area with CO2 laser irradiation to a tissue model were simulated. The simulated results differed from the actual vaporization width and depth by approximately 20% and 30%, respectively, because of the solubilization of the hydrogel phantom. Alternatively, the simulation vaporization area for all light irradiation parameters, which is related to the vaporization amount, agreed well with the actual vaporization values. These results suggest that the computational simulation can be used to evaluate the amount of tissue vaporization in the safety and effectiveness analysis of CO2 laser treatments.

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    [in Chinese], [in Chinese], [in Chinese], [in Chinese]. Three-dimensional transient simulation of CO2 laser tissue vaporization and experimental evaluation with a hydrogel phantom[J]. Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, 2022, 15(3): 2250016

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    Paper Information

    Received: Dec. 3, 2021

    Accepted: Feb. 10, 2022

    Published Online: Aug. 26, 2022

    The Author Email: (sudo-k@mb.see.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp)

    DOI:10.1142/s179354582250016x

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