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 …

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

In recent years, fiber sensing technology has become more and more important in many
fields of applied science. The versatility of the fiber sensors to obtain reliable and precise …

Fiber Bragg grating FBG is a periodic refractive change induced inside the fiber's core due to
exposure to optical radiation. Being miniature, EMI (electromagnetic interference) resistant …

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 …

The hot spot effect is an important factor that affects the power generation performance and
service life in the power generation process. To solve the problems of low detection …

Thermal ablation of tumors aims to apply extreme temperatures inside the target tissue to
achieve substantial tumor destruction in a minimally invasive manner. Several techniques …

Bone metastases and osteoid osteoma (OO) have a high incidence in patients facing
primary lesions in many organs. Radiotherapy has long been the standard choice for these …

The presence of a large blood vessel in the proximity of tumor masses during microwave
ablation (MWA) can compromise the procedure success. Blood vessels cause convective …

Temperature monitoring inside tissue undergoing minimally invasive thermal ablation is a
primary goal to improve the clinical outcomes. Existing techniques for temperature …