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http://dx.doi.org/10.3807/JOSK.2011.15.4.321

Numerical Modeling of Compression-Controlled Low-level Laser Probe for Increasing Photon Density in Soft Tissue  

Kwon, Ki-Woon (Department of Mathematics, Dongguk University)
Son, Tae-Yoon (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yonsei University)
Yeo, Chang-Min (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yonsei University)
Jung, Byung-Jo (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yonsei University)
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Journal of the Optical Society of Korea / v.15, no.4, 2011 , pp. 321-328 More about this Journal
Abstract
Various methods have been investigated to increase photon density in soft tissue, an important factor in low-level laser therapy. Previously we developed a compression-controlled low-level laser probe (CCLLP) utilizing mechanical negative compression, and experimentally verified its efficacy. In this study, we used Bezier curves to numerically simulate the skin deformation and photon density variation generated by the CCLLP. In addition, we numerically modeled changes in optical coefficients due to skin deformation using a linearization technique with appropriate parameterization. The simulated results were consistent with both human in vivo and porcine ex vivo experimental results, confirming the efficacy of the CCLLP.
Keywords
Low-level laser therapy; Bezier curve; Photon density; Numerical modeling;
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