In the last decades, fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) have become increasingly attractive to
medical applications due to their unique properties such as small size, biocompatibility …

During recent decades, minimally invasive thermal treatments (ie, Radiofrequency ablation,
Laser ablation, Microwave ablation, High Intensity Focused Ultrasound ablation, and Cryo …

Laser ablation (LA) is gaining acceptance for the treatment of tumors as an alternative to
surgical resection. This paper reviews the use of lasers for ablative and surgical …

Most parameters that influence the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signal experience a
temperature dependence. The fact that MRI can be used for non-invasive measurements of …

One of the current frontier of optical fiber sensors, and a unique asset of this sensing
technology is the possibility to use a whole optical fiber, or optical fiber device, as a sensor …

Abstract Polymer or Plastic Optical Fiber sensors (POFs) and Fiber Bragg Grating sensors
(FBGs) have gained increasing popularity in biomedical engineering (BME) applications …

Purpose: Pancreatic cancer is a challenging malignancy with low treatment option and poor
life expectancy. Thermal ablation techniques were proposed as alternative treatment …

Cardiac radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has received substantial attention for the treatment of
multiple arrhythmias. In this scenario, there is an ever-growing demand for monitoring the …

In this paper, we describe a novel method for spatially distributed temperature measurement
with Chirped Fiber Bragg Grating (CFBG) fiber-optic sensors. The proposed method …

An authoritative guide to theory and applications of heat transfer in humans Theory and
Applications of Heat Transfer in Humans 2V Set offers a reference to the field of heating and …