Abstract

A balloon-catheter optical diffuser for endometrial treatment was evaluated with computational thermal analysis. Various catheter materials and dimensions were implemented to identify the optimal design for the device. Spatial and temporal development of temperature during 30-sec irradiation of 532-nm light demonstrated thermal insulation effects of polyurethane on temperature increase up to 384 K, facilitating the irreversible denaturation. The current model revealed the degree of thermal coagulation 13% thicker than experimental results possibly due to lack of tissue dynamics and light intensity distribution. In combination with photon distribution, the analytical simulation can be a feasible tool to optimize the new optical diffuser for efficient and safe endometrial treatment.

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H. W. Kang, J. Kim, and J. Oh, “Enhanced photocoagulation with catheter-based diffusing optical device,” J. Biomed. Opt. 17(11), 118001 (2012).
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2011 (3)

M. F. Marqa, P. Colin, P. Nevoux, S. R. Mordon, and N. Betrouni, “Focal laser ablation of prostate cancer: numerical simulation of temperature and damage distribution,” Biomed. Eng. Online 10(1), 45 (2011).
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2009 (3)

C. Sramek, Y. Paulus, H. Nomoto, P. Huie, J. Brown, and D. Palanker, “Dynamics of retinal photocoagulation and rupture,” J. Biomed. Opt. 14(3), 034007 (2009).
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A. Lethaby, M. Hickey, R. Garry, and J. Penninx, “Endometrial resection / ablation techniques for heavy menstrual bleeding,” Cochrane Database Syst. Rev. 4, CD001501 (2009).
[PubMed]

2007 (1)

B. S. Apgar, A. H. Kaufman, U. George-Nwogu, and A. Kittendorf, “Treatment of menorrhagia,” Am. Fam. Physician 75(12), 1813–1819 (2007).
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2006 (1)

J. J. Crochet, S. C. Gnyawali, Y. Chen, E. C. Lemley, L. V. Wang, and W. R. Chen, “Temperature distribution in selective laser-tissue interaction,” J. Biomed. Opt. 11(3), 034031 (2006).
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2005 (1)

A. Terenji, S. Willmann, J. Osterholz, P. Hering, and H. J. Schwarzmaier, “Measurement of the coagulation dynamics of bovine liver using the modified microscopic Beer-Lambert law,” Lasers Surg. Med. 36(5), 365–370 (2005).
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2004 (3)

I. A. Chang and U. D. Nguyen, “Thermal modeling of lesion growth with radiofrequency ablation devices,” Biomed. Eng. Online 3(1), 27 (2004).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

R. Garside, K. Stein, K. Wyatt, A. Round, and A. Price, “The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of microwave and thermal balloon endometrial ablation for heavy menstrual bleeding: a systematic review and economic modelling,” Health Technol. Assess. 8(3iii), 1–155 (2004).
[PubMed]

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[PubMed]

2003 (2)

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2002 (3)

H. Klank, J. P. Kutter, and O. Geschke, “CO(2)-laser micromachining and back-end processing for rapid production of PMMA-based microfluidic systems,” Lab Chip 2(4), 242–246 (2002).
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2001 (2)

J. P. Ritz, A. Roggan, C. Isbert, G. Müller, H. J. Buhr, and C. T. Germer, “Optical properties of native and coagulated porcine liver tissue between 400 and 2400 nm,” Lasers Surg. Med. 29(3), 205–212 (2001).
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[Crossref]

1999 (2)

P. M. Ripley, J. G. Laufer, A. D. Gordon, R. J. Connell, and S. G. Bown, “Near-infrared optical properties of ex vivo human uterus determined by the Monte Carlo inversion technique,” Phys. Med. Biol. 44(10), 2451–2462 (1999).
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1996 (2)

H. O’Connor and A. Magos, “Endometrial resection for the treatment of menorrhagia,” N. Engl. J. Med. 335(3), 151–156 (1996).
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M. Ueki, C. Inoki, M. Ueda, A. Tsutsumi, M. Nakazato, and N. Daikuzono, “Experimental and clinical studies on balloon laserthermia using Nd: YAG laser for uterine endometrial cancer,” Lasers Surg. Med. 18(2), 178–186 (1996).
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1990 (1)

C. Rosenberg, Y. Tadir, D. Braslavsky, B. Fisch, Z. Karni, and J. Ovadia, “Endometrial laser ablation in rabbits: a comparative study of three laser types,” Lasers Surg. Med. 10(1), 66–73 (1990).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Abbott, J. A.

J. A. Abbott and R. Garry, “The surgical management of menorrhagia,” Hum. Reprod. Update 8(1), 68–78 (2002).
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Albers, J. R.

J. R. Albers, S. K. Hull, and R. M. Wesley, “Abnormal uterine bleeding,” Am. Fam. Physician 69(8), 1915–1926 (2004).
[PubMed]

Apgar, B. S.

B. S. Apgar, A. H. Kaufman, U. George-Nwogu, and A. Kittendorf, “Treatment of menorrhagia,” Am. Fam. Physician 75(12), 1813–1819 (2007).
[PubMed]

Betrouni, N.

M. F. Marqa, P. Colin, P. Nevoux, S. R. Mordon, and N. Betrouni, “Focal laser ablation of prostate cancer: numerical simulation of temperature and damage distribution,” Biomed. Eng. Online 10(1), 45 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Bown, S. G.

P. M. Ripley, J. G. Laufer, A. D. Gordon, R. J. Connell, and S. G. Bown, “Near-infrared optical properties of ex vivo human uterus determined by the Monte Carlo inversion technique,” Phys. Med. Biol. 44(10), 2451–2462 (1999).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Braslavsky, D.

C. Rosenberg, Y. Tadir, D. Braslavsky, B. Fisch, Z. Karni, and J. Ovadia, “Endometrial laser ablation in rabbits: a comparative study of three laser types,” Lasers Surg. Med. 10(1), 66–73 (1990).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Brown, J.

C. Sramek, L. S. Leung, T. Leng, J. Brown, Y. M. Paulus, G. Schuele, and D. Palanker, “Improving the therapeutic window of retinal photocoagulation by spatial and temporal modulation of the laser beam,” J. Biomed. Opt. 16(2), 028004 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

C. Sramek, Y. Paulus, H. Nomoto, P. Huie, J. Brown, and D. Palanker, “Dynamics of retinal photocoagulation and rupture,” J. Biomed. Opt. 14(3), 034007 (2009).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Buhr, H. J.

J. P. Ritz, A. Roggan, C. Isbert, G. Müller, H. J. Buhr, and C. T. Germer, “Optical properties of native and coagulated porcine liver tissue between 400 and 2400 nm,” Lasers Surg. Med. 29(3), 205–212 (2001).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Chang, I. A.

I. A. Chang and U. D. Nguyen, “Thermal modeling of lesion growth with radiofrequency ablation devices,” Biomed. Eng. Online 3(1), 27 (2004).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Chen, W. R.

J. J. Crochet, S. C. Gnyawali, Y. Chen, E. C. Lemley, L. V. Wang, and W. R. Chen, “Temperature distribution in selective laser-tissue interaction,” J. Biomed. Opt. 11(3), 034031 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Chen, Y.

J. J. Crochet, S. C. Gnyawali, Y. Chen, E. C. Lemley, L. V. Wang, and W. R. Chen, “Temperature distribution in selective laser-tissue interaction,” J. Biomed. Opt. 11(3), 034031 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Chien, P. F.

J. A. Hawe, A. G. Phillips, P. F. Chien, J. Erian, and R. Garry, “Cavaterm thermal balloon ablation for the treatment of menorrhagia,” Br. J. Obstet. Gynaecol. 106(11), 1143–1148 (1999).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Chu, T.-Y.

G. Venkatesan, G.-P. Jin, M.-C. Chyu, J.-X. Zheng, and T.-Y. Chu, “Measurement of thermophysical properties of polyurethane foam insulation during transient heating,” Int. J. Therm. Sci. 40(2), 133–144 (2001).
[Crossref]

Chyu, M.-C.

G. Venkatesan, G.-P. Jin, M.-C. Chyu, J.-X. Zheng, and T.-Y. Chu, “Measurement of thermophysical properties of polyurethane foam insulation during transient heating,” Int. J. Therm. Sci. 40(2), 133–144 (2001).
[Crossref]

Colin, P.

M. F. Marqa, P. Colin, P. Nevoux, S. R. Mordon, and N. Betrouni, “Focal laser ablation of prostate cancer: numerical simulation of temperature and damage distribution,” Biomed. Eng. Online 10(1), 45 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Connell, R. J.

P. M. Ripley, J. G. Laufer, A. D. Gordon, R. J. Connell, and S. G. Bown, “Near-infrared optical properties of ex vivo human uterus determined by the Monte Carlo inversion technique,” Phys. Med. Biol. 44(10), 2451–2462 (1999).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Crochet, J. J.

J. J. Crochet, S. C. Gnyawali, Y. Chen, E. C. Lemley, L. V. Wang, and W. R. Chen, “Temperature distribution in selective laser-tissue interaction,” J. Biomed. Opt. 11(3), 034031 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Daikuzono, N.

M. Ueki, C. Inoki, M. Ueda, A. Tsutsumi, M. Nakazato, and N. Daikuzono, “Experimental and clinical studies on balloon laserthermia using Nd: YAG laser for uterine endometrial cancer,” Lasers Surg. Med. 18(2), 178–186 (1996).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Erian, J.

J. A. Hawe, A. G. Phillips, P. F. Chien, J. Erian, and R. Garry, “Cavaterm thermal balloon ablation for the treatment of menorrhagia,” Br. J. Obstet. Gynaecol. 106(11), 1143–1148 (1999).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Fisch, B.

C. Rosenberg, Y. Tadir, D. Braslavsky, B. Fisch, Z. Karni, and J. Ovadia, “Endometrial laser ablation in rabbits: a comparative study of three laser types,” Lasers Surg. Med. 10(1), 66–73 (1990).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Garry, R.

A. Lethaby, M. Hickey, R. Garry, and J. Penninx, “Endometrial resection / ablation techniques for heavy menstrual bleeding,” Cochrane Database Syst. Rev. 4, CD001501 (2009).
[PubMed]

J. A. Abbott and R. Garry, “The surgical management of menorrhagia,” Hum. Reprod. Update 8(1), 68–78 (2002).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. A. Hawe, A. G. Phillips, P. F. Chien, J. Erian, and R. Garry, “Cavaterm thermal balloon ablation for the treatment of menorrhagia,” Br. J. Obstet. Gynaecol. 106(11), 1143–1148 (1999).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Garside, R.

R. Garside, K. Stein, K. Wyatt, A. Round, and A. Price, “The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of microwave and thermal balloon endometrial ablation for heavy menstrual bleeding: a systematic review and economic modelling,” Health Technol. Assess. 8(3iii), 1–155 (2004).
[PubMed]

George-Nwogu, U.

B. S. Apgar, A. H. Kaufman, U. George-Nwogu, and A. Kittendorf, “Treatment of menorrhagia,” Am. Fam. Physician 75(12), 1813–1819 (2007).
[PubMed]

Germer, C. T.

J. P. Ritz, A. Roggan, C. Isbert, G. Müller, H. J. Buhr, and C. T. Germer, “Optical properties of native and coagulated porcine liver tissue between 400 and 2400 nm,” Lasers Surg. Med. 29(3), 205–212 (2001).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Geschke, O.

H. Klank, J. P. Kutter, and O. Geschke, “CO(2)-laser micromachining and back-end processing for rapid production of PMMA-based microfluidic systems,” Lab Chip 2(4), 242–246 (2002).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Gnyawali, S. C.

J. J. Crochet, S. C. Gnyawali, Y. Chen, E. C. Lemley, L. V. Wang, and W. R. Chen, “Temperature distribution in selective laser-tissue interaction,” J. Biomed. Opt. 11(3), 034031 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Gordon, A. D.

P. M. Ripley, J. G. Laufer, A. D. Gordon, R. J. Connell, and S. G. Bown, “Near-infrared optical properties of ex vivo human uterus determined by the Monte Carlo inversion technique,” Phys. Med. Biol. 44(10), 2451–2462 (1999).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Hawe, J. A.

J. A. Hawe, A. G. Phillips, P. F. Chien, J. Erian, and R. Garry, “Cavaterm thermal balloon ablation for the treatment of menorrhagia,” Br. J. Obstet. Gynaecol. 106(11), 1143–1148 (1999).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Hering, P.

A. Terenji, S. Willmann, J. Osterholz, P. Hering, and H. J. Schwarzmaier, “Measurement of the coagulation dynamics of bovine liver using the modified microscopic Beer-Lambert law,” Lasers Surg. Med. 36(5), 365–370 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Hickey, M.

A. Lethaby, M. Hickey, R. Garry, and J. Penninx, “Endometrial resection / ablation techniques for heavy menstrual bleeding,” Cochrane Database Syst. Rev. 4, CD001501 (2009).
[PubMed]

Huie, P.

C. Sramek, Y. Paulus, H. Nomoto, P. Huie, J. Brown, and D. Palanker, “Dynamics of retinal photocoagulation and rupture,” J. Biomed. Opt. 14(3), 034007 (2009).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Hull, S. K.

J. R. Albers, S. K. Hull, and R. M. Wesley, “Abnormal uterine bleeding,” Am. Fam. Physician 69(8), 1915–1926 (2004).
[PubMed]

Inoki, C.

M. Ueki, C. Inoki, M. Ueda, A. Tsutsumi, M. Nakazato, and N. Daikuzono, “Experimental and clinical studies on balloon laserthermia using Nd: YAG laser for uterine endometrial cancer,” Lasers Surg. Med. 18(2), 178–186 (1996).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Isbert, C.

J. P. Ritz, A. Roggan, C. Isbert, G. Müller, H. J. Buhr, and C. T. Germer, “Optical properties of native and coagulated porcine liver tissue between 400 and 2400 nm,” Lasers Surg. Med. 29(3), 205–212 (2001).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Jin, G.-P.

G. Venkatesan, G.-P. Jin, M.-C. Chyu, J.-X. Zheng, and T.-Y. Chu, “Measurement of thermophysical properties of polyurethane foam insulation during transient heating,” Int. J. Therm. Sci. 40(2), 133–144 (2001).
[Crossref]

Kang, H. W.

H. W. Kang, J. Kim, and J. Oh, “Enhanced photocoagulation with catheter-based diffusing optical device,” J. Biomed. Opt. 17(11), 118001 (2012).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Karni, Z.

C. Rosenberg, Y. Tadir, D. Braslavsky, B. Fisch, Z. Karni, and J. Ovadia, “Endometrial laser ablation in rabbits: a comparative study of three laser types,” Lasers Surg. Med. 10(1), 66–73 (1990).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Kaufman, A. H.

B. S. Apgar, A. H. Kaufman, U. George-Nwogu, and A. Kittendorf, “Treatment of menorrhagia,” Am. Fam. Physician 75(12), 1813–1819 (2007).
[PubMed]

Kim, J.

H. W. Kang, J. Kim, and J. Oh, “Enhanced photocoagulation with catheter-based diffusing optical device,” J. Biomed. Opt. 17(11), 118001 (2012).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Kittendorf, A.

B. S. Apgar, A. H. Kaufman, U. George-Nwogu, and A. Kittendorf, “Treatment of menorrhagia,” Am. Fam. Physician 75(12), 1813–1819 (2007).
[PubMed]

Klank, H.

H. Klank, J. P. Kutter, and O. Geschke, “CO(2)-laser micromachining and back-end processing for rapid production of PMMA-based microfluidic systems,” Lab Chip 2(4), 242–246 (2002).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Kutter, J. P.

H. Klank, J. P. Kutter, and O. Geschke, “CO(2)-laser micromachining and back-end processing for rapid production of PMMA-based microfluidic systems,” Lab Chip 2(4), 242–246 (2002).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Laufer, J. G.

P. M. Ripley, J. G. Laufer, A. D. Gordon, R. J. Connell, and S. G. Bown, “Near-infrared optical properties of ex vivo human uterus determined by the Monte Carlo inversion technique,” Phys. Med. Biol. 44(10), 2451–2462 (1999).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Lee, F. T.

T. Varghese, J. A. Zagzebski, and F. T. Lee., “Elastographic imaging of thermal lesions in the liver in vivo following radiofrequency ablation: preliminary results,” Ultrasound Med. Biol. 28(11-12), 1467–1473 (2002).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Lemley, E. C.

J. J. Crochet, S. C. Gnyawali, Y. Chen, E. C. Lemley, L. V. Wang, and W. R. Chen, “Temperature distribution in selective laser-tissue interaction,” J. Biomed. Opt. 11(3), 034031 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Leng, T.

C. Sramek, L. S. Leung, T. Leng, J. Brown, Y. M. Paulus, G. Schuele, and D. Palanker, “Improving the therapeutic window of retinal photocoagulation by spatial and temporal modulation of the laser beam,” J. Biomed. Opt. 16(2), 028004 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Lethaby, A.

A. Lethaby, M. Hickey, R. Garry, and J. Penninx, “Endometrial resection / ablation techniques for heavy menstrual bleeding,” Cochrane Database Syst. Rev. 4, CD001501 (2009).
[PubMed]

Leung, L. S.

C. Sramek, L. S. Leung, T. Leng, J. Brown, Y. M. Paulus, G. Schuele, and D. Palanker, “Improving the therapeutic window of retinal photocoagulation by spatial and temporal modulation of the laser beam,” J. Biomed. Opt. 16(2), 028004 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Magos, A.

H. O’Connor and A. Magos, “Endometrial resection for the treatment of menorrhagia,” N. Engl. J. Med. 335(3), 151–156 (1996).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Marqa, M. F.

M. F. Marqa, P. Colin, P. Nevoux, S. R. Mordon, and N. Betrouni, “Focal laser ablation of prostate cancer: numerical simulation of temperature and damage distribution,” Biomed. Eng. Online 10(1), 45 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Mordon, S. R.

M. F. Marqa, P. Colin, P. Nevoux, S. R. Mordon, and N. Betrouni, “Focal laser ablation of prostate cancer: numerical simulation of temperature and damage distribution,” Biomed. Eng. Online 10(1), 45 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Müller, G.

J. P. Ritz, A. Roggan, C. Isbert, G. Müller, H. J. Buhr, and C. T. Germer, “Optical properties of native and coagulated porcine liver tissue between 400 and 2400 nm,” Lasers Surg. Med. 29(3), 205–212 (2001).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Nakazato, M.

M. Ueki, C. Inoki, M. Ueda, A. Tsutsumi, M. Nakazato, and N. Daikuzono, “Experimental and clinical studies on balloon laserthermia using Nd: YAG laser for uterine endometrial cancer,” Lasers Surg. Med. 18(2), 178–186 (1996).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Nevoux, P.

M. F. Marqa, P. Colin, P. Nevoux, S. R. Mordon, and N. Betrouni, “Focal laser ablation of prostate cancer: numerical simulation of temperature and damage distribution,” Biomed. Eng. Online 10(1), 45 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Nguyen, U. D.

I. A. Chang and U. D. Nguyen, “Thermal modeling of lesion growth with radiofrequency ablation devices,” Biomed. Eng. Online 3(1), 27 (2004).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Nomoto, H.

C. Sramek, Y. Paulus, H. Nomoto, P. Huie, J. Brown, and D. Palanker, “Dynamics of retinal photocoagulation and rupture,” J. Biomed. Opt. 14(3), 034007 (2009).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

O’Connor, H.

H. O’Connor and A. Magos, “Endometrial resection for the treatment of menorrhagia,” N. Engl. J. Med. 335(3), 151–156 (1996).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Oh, J.

H. W. Kang, J. Kim, and J. Oh, “Enhanced photocoagulation with catheter-based diffusing optical device,” J. Biomed. Opt. 17(11), 118001 (2012).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Osterholz, J.

A. Terenji, S. Willmann, J. Osterholz, P. Hering, and H. J. Schwarzmaier, “Measurement of the coagulation dynamics of bovine liver using the modified microscopic Beer-Lambert law,” Lasers Surg. Med. 36(5), 365–370 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Ovadia, J.

C. Rosenberg, Y. Tadir, D. Braslavsky, B. Fisch, Z. Karni, and J. Ovadia, “Endometrial laser ablation in rabbits: a comparative study of three laser types,” Lasers Surg. Med. 10(1), 66–73 (1990).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Pai, R. D.

R. D. Pai, “Thermal balloon endometrial ablation in dysfunctional uterine bleeding,” J Gynecol Endosc Surg 1(1), 31–33 (2009).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Palanker, D.

C. Sramek, L. S. Leung, T. Leng, J. Brown, Y. M. Paulus, G. Schuele, and D. Palanker, “Improving the therapeutic window of retinal photocoagulation by spatial and temporal modulation of the laser beam,” J. Biomed. Opt. 16(2), 028004 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

C. Sramek, Y. Paulus, H. Nomoto, P. Huie, J. Brown, and D. Palanker, “Dynamics of retinal photocoagulation and rupture,” J. Biomed. Opt. 14(3), 034007 (2009).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Paulus, Y.

C. Sramek, Y. Paulus, H. Nomoto, P. Huie, J. Brown, and D. Palanker, “Dynamics of retinal photocoagulation and rupture,” J. Biomed. Opt. 14(3), 034007 (2009).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Paulus, Y. M.

C. Sramek, L. S. Leung, T. Leng, J. Brown, Y. M. Paulus, G. Schuele, and D. Palanker, “Improving the therapeutic window of retinal photocoagulation by spatial and temporal modulation of the laser beam,” J. Biomed. Opt. 16(2), 028004 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Penninx, J.

A. Lethaby, M. Hickey, R. Garry, and J. Penninx, “Endometrial resection / ablation techniques for heavy menstrual bleeding,” Cochrane Database Syst. Rev. 4, CD001501 (2009).
[PubMed]

Phillips, A. G.

J. A. Hawe, A. G. Phillips, P. F. Chien, J. Erian, and R. Garry, “Cavaterm thermal balloon ablation for the treatment of menorrhagia,” Br. J. Obstet. Gynaecol. 106(11), 1143–1148 (1999).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Pinkerton, J. V.

J. V. Pinkerton, “Pharmacological therapy for abnormal uterine bleeding,” Menopause 18(4), 459–461 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Price, A.

R. Garside, K. Stein, K. Wyatt, A. Round, and A. Price, “The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of microwave and thermal balloon endometrial ablation for heavy menstrual bleeding: a systematic review and economic modelling,” Health Technol. Assess. 8(3iii), 1–155 (2004).
[PubMed]

Ripley, P. M.

P. M. Ripley, J. G. Laufer, A. D. Gordon, R. J. Connell, and S. G. Bown, “Near-infrared optical properties of ex vivo human uterus determined by the Monte Carlo inversion technique,” Phys. Med. Biol. 44(10), 2451–2462 (1999).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Ritz, J. P.

J. P. Ritz, A. Roggan, C. Isbert, G. Müller, H. J. Buhr, and C. T. Germer, “Optical properties of native and coagulated porcine liver tissue between 400 and 2400 nm,” Lasers Surg. Med. 29(3), 205–212 (2001).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Roggan, A.

J. P. Ritz, A. Roggan, C. Isbert, G. Müller, H. J. Buhr, and C. T. Germer, “Optical properties of native and coagulated porcine liver tissue between 400 and 2400 nm,” Lasers Surg. Med. 29(3), 205–212 (2001).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Rosenberg, C.

C. Rosenberg, Y. Tadir, D. Braslavsky, B. Fisch, Z. Karni, and J. Ovadia, “Endometrial laser ablation in rabbits: a comparative study of three laser types,” Lasers Surg. Med. 10(1), 66–73 (1990).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Round, A.

R. Garside, K. Stein, K. Wyatt, A. Round, and A. Price, “The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of microwave and thermal balloon endometrial ablation for heavy menstrual bleeding: a systematic review and economic modelling,” Health Technol. Assess. 8(3iii), 1–155 (2004).
[PubMed]

Schuele, G.

C. Sramek, L. S. Leung, T. Leng, J. Brown, Y. M. Paulus, G. Schuele, and D. Palanker, “Improving the therapeutic window of retinal photocoagulation by spatial and temporal modulation of the laser beam,” J. Biomed. Opt. 16(2), 028004 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Schwarzmaier, H. J.

A. Terenji, S. Willmann, J. Osterholz, P. Hering, and H. J. Schwarzmaier, “Measurement of the coagulation dynamics of bovine liver using the modified microscopic Beer-Lambert law,” Lasers Surg. Med. 36(5), 365–370 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Sowter, M. C.

M. C. Sowter, “New surgical treatments for menorrhagia,” Lancet 361(9367), 1456–1458 (2003).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Sramek, C.

C. Sramek, L. S. Leung, T. Leng, J. Brown, Y. M. Paulus, G. Schuele, and D. Palanker, “Improving the therapeutic window of retinal photocoagulation by spatial and temporal modulation of the laser beam,” J. Biomed. Opt. 16(2), 028004 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

C. Sramek, Y. Paulus, H. Nomoto, P. Huie, J. Brown, and D. Palanker, “Dynamics of retinal photocoagulation and rupture,” J. Biomed. Opt. 14(3), 034007 (2009).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Stein, K.

R. Garside, K. Stein, K. Wyatt, A. Round, and A. Price, “The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of microwave and thermal balloon endometrial ablation for heavy menstrual bleeding: a systematic review and economic modelling,” Health Technol. Assess. 8(3iii), 1–155 (2004).
[PubMed]

Tadir, Y.

C. Rosenberg, Y. Tadir, D. Braslavsky, B. Fisch, Z. Karni, and J. Ovadia, “Endometrial laser ablation in rabbits: a comparative study of three laser types,” Lasers Surg. Med. 10(1), 66–73 (1990).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Terenji, A.

A. Terenji, S. Willmann, J. Osterholz, P. Hering, and H. J. Schwarzmaier, “Measurement of the coagulation dynamics of bovine liver using the modified microscopic Beer-Lambert law,” Lasers Surg. Med. 36(5), 365–370 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Tsutsumi, A.

M. Ueki, C. Inoki, M. Ueda, A. Tsutsumi, M. Nakazato, and N. Daikuzono, “Experimental and clinical studies on balloon laserthermia using Nd: YAG laser for uterine endometrial cancer,” Lasers Surg. Med. 18(2), 178–186 (1996).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Ueda, M.

M. Ueki, C. Inoki, M. Ueda, A. Tsutsumi, M. Nakazato, and N. Daikuzono, “Experimental and clinical studies on balloon laserthermia using Nd: YAG laser for uterine endometrial cancer,” Lasers Surg. Med. 18(2), 178–186 (1996).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Ueki, M.

M. Ueki, C. Inoki, M. Ueda, A. Tsutsumi, M. Nakazato, and N. Daikuzono, “Experimental and clinical studies on balloon laserthermia using Nd: YAG laser for uterine endometrial cancer,” Lasers Surg. Med. 18(2), 178–186 (1996).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Varghese, T.

T. Varghese, J. A. Zagzebski, and F. T. Lee., “Elastographic imaging of thermal lesions in the liver in vivo following radiofrequency ablation: preliminary results,” Ultrasound Med. Biol. 28(11-12), 1467–1473 (2002).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Venkatesan, G.

G. Venkatesan, G.-P. Jin, M.-C. Chyu, J.-X. Zheng, and T.-Y. Chu, “Measurement of thermophysical properties of polyurethane foam insulation during transient heating,” Int. J. Therm. Sci. 40(2), 133–144 (2001).
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A. Vogel and V. Venugopalan, “Mechanisms of pulsed laser ablation of biological tissues,” Chem. Rev. 103(2), 577–644 (2003).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Vogel, A.

A. Vogel and V. Venugopalan, “Mechanisms of pulsed laser ablation of biological tissues,” Chem. Rev. 103(2), 577–644 (2003).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Wang, L. V.

J. J. Crochet, S. C. Gnyawali, Y. Chen, E. C. Lemley, L. V. Wang, and W. R. Chen, “Temperature distribution in selective laser-tissue interaction,” J. Biomed. Opt. 11(3), 034031 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

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J. R. Albers, S. K. Hull, and R. M. Wesley, “Abnormal uterine bleeding,” Am. Fam. Physician 69(8), 1915–1926 (2004).
[PubMed]

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A. Terenji, S. Willmann, J. Osterholz, P. Hering, and H. J. Schwarzmaier, “Measurement of the coagulation dynamics of bovine liver using the modified microscopic Beer-Lambert law,” Lasers Surg. Med. 36(5), 365–370 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Wyatt, K.

R. Garside, K. Stein, K. Wyatt, A. Round, and A. Price, “The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of microwave and thermal balloon endometrial ablation for heavy menstrual bleeding: a systematic review and economic modelling,” Health Technol. Assess. 8(3iii), 1–155 (2004).
[PubMed]

Zagzebski, J. A.

T. Varghese, J. A. Zagzebski, and F. T. Lee., “Elastographic imaging of thermal lesions in the liver in vivo following radiofrequency ablation: preliminary results,” Ultrasound Med. Biol. 28(11-12), 1467–1473 (2002).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Zheng, J.-X.

G. Venkatesan, G.-P. Jin, M.-C. Chyu, J.-X. Zheng, and T.-Y. Chu, “Measurement of thermophysical properties of polyurethane foam insulation during transient heating,” Int. J. Therm. Sci. 40(2), 133–144 (2001).
[Crossref]

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M. F. Marqa, P. Colin, P. Nevoux, S. R. Mordon, and N. Betrouni, “Focal laser ablation of prostate cancer: numerical simulation of temperature and damage distribution,” Biomed. Eng. Online 10(1), 45 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

I. A. Chang and U. D. Nguyen, “Thermal modeling of lesion growth with radiofrequency ablation devices,” Biomed. Eng. Online 3(1), 27 (2004).
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Br. J. Obstet. Gynaecol. (1)

J. A. Hawe, A. G. Phillips, P. F. Chien, J. Erian, and R. Garry, “Cavaterm thermal balloon ablation for the treatment of menorrhagia,” Br. J. Obstet. Gynaecol. 106(11), 1143–1148 (1999).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

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A. Vogel and V. Venugopalan, “Mechanisms of pulsed laser ablation of biological tissues,” Chem. Rev. 103(2), 577–644 (2003).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Cochrane Database Syst. Rev. (1)

A. Lethaby, M. Hickey, R. Garry, and J. Penninx, “Endometrial resection / ablation techniques for heavy menstrual bleeding,” Cochrane Database Syst. Rev. 4, CD001501 (2009).
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R. Garside, K. Stein, K. Wyatt, A. Round, and A. Price, “The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of microwave and thermal balloon endometrial ablation for heavy menstrual bleeding: a systematic review and economic modelling,” Health Technol. Assess. 8(3iii), 1–155 (2004).
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[Crossref]

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R. D. Pai, “Thermal balloon endometrial ablation in dysfunctional uterine bleeding,” J Gynecol Endosc Surg 1(1), 31–33 (2009).
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J. Biomed. Opt. (4)

C. Sramek, Y. Paulus, H. Nomoto, P. Huie, J. Brown, and D. Palanker, “Dynamics of retinal photocoagulation and rupture,” J. Biomed. Opt. 14(3), 034007 (2009).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. J. Crochet, S. C. Gnyawali, Y. Chen, E. C. Lemley, L. V. Wang, and W. R. Chen, “Temperature distribution in selective laser-tissue interaction,” J. Biomed. Opt. 11(3), 034031 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

C. Sramek, L. S. Leung, T. Leng, J. Brown, Y. M. Paulus, G. Schuele, and D. Palanker, “Improving the therapeutic window of retinal photocoagulation by spatial and temporal modulation of the laser beam,” J. Biomed. Opt. 16(2), 028004 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

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C. Rosenberg, Y. Tadir, D. Braslavsky, B. Fisch, Z. Karni, and J. Ovadia, “Endometrial laser ablation in rabbits: a comparative study of three laser types,” Lasers Surg. Med. 10(1), 66–73 (1990).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

M. Ueki, C. Inoki, M. Ueda, A. Tsutsumi, M. Nakazato, and N. Daikuzono, “Experimental and clinical studies on balloon laserthermia using Nd: YAG laser for uterine endometrial cancer,” Lasers Surg. Med. 18(2), 178–186 (1996).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

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[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. P. Ritz, A. Roggan, C. Isbert, G. Müller, H. J. Buhr, and C. T. Germer, “Optical properties of native and coagulated porcine liver tissue between 400 and 2400 nm,” Lasers Surg. Med. 29(3), 205–212 (2001).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

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H. O’Connor and A. Magos, “Endometrial resection for the treatment of menorrhagia,” N. Engl. J. Med. 335(3), 151–156 (1996).
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P. M. Ripley, J. G. Laufer, A. D. Gordon, R. J. Connell, and S. G. Bown, “Near-infrared optical properties of ex vivo human uterus determined by the Monte Carlo inversion technique,” Phys. Med. Biol. 44(10), 2451–2462 (1999).
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Figures (8)

Fig. 1
Fig. 1

Diffusing optical fiber for endometrial photocoagulation: (a) image of 25 mm-long micro-machined fiber tip (top) and schematic of balloon catheter-assisted diffusing device (bottom) and (b) geometry of bovine liver model with diffusing light delivery balloon catheter for thermal simulation

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Fig. 2

In vitro experimental set-up with diffusing optical fiber for validating computational model of endometrial photocoagulation (L: lens, M: mirror, and AO: acousto-optic)

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Fig. 3

Effect of polyurethane catheter thickness on peak temperature generation at tissue interface

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Fig. 4

Spatial distribution of temperature during 30-sec photocoagulation assisted with polyurethane catheter: (a) top and three-dimensional views of temperature distribution at tissue-catheter interface after 30 sec and (b) cross-sectional view (along z-axis) of temperature increase and heat flux propagation at various irradiation times. Note that a color legend is on the right side.

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Spatial and temporal distribution of temperature as function of various irradiation times (10, 20, and 30 sec): (a) without and (b) with polyurethane balloon catheter. Note that radial distance represents the direction of r-axis and the dotted lines indicate the tissue surface.

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Computation of temperature increase: (a) axial distribution (along z-axis) of temperature at catheter-tissue interface for various irradiation times and (b) transient temperature changes during and after photocoagulation at various locations

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Fig. 7

Thermal effect of 30-sec photocoagulation with polyurethane balloon catheter: (a) peak temperature map, (b) corresponding thermal damage with log10 of Arrhenius integral, and (c) comparison between simulated thermal coagulation (Ω = 1; top) and experimental result (bottom)

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Dynamic effects of light scattering: (a) temperature-dependent variations in thermal damage (log10 Ω) and (b) corresponding distribution of temperature and Arrhenius integral

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Table 1 Thermal properties of materials used in simulation

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Table 2 Values of parameters used for thermal damage model

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Q e x t ( r ) = μ a P 0 A s exp [ ( − μ a + μ s ' ) ⋅ r ]
( ρ c ) L ∂ T L ∂ t = 1 r ∂ ∂ r ( k L r ∂ T L ∂ r ) + ∂ ∂ z ( k L ∂ T L ∂ z ) + Q e x t
( ρ c ) C ∂ T C ∂ t = 1 r ∂ ∂ r ( k C r ∂ T C ∂ r ) + ∂ ∂ z ( k C ∂ T C ∂ z )
Ω ( r , t ) = A f ∫ 0 τ p exp ( − E a R ⋅ T ( r , t ) ) d t

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