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The numerical modelling of the heat transfer processes within neonate's body based on the simplified geometric model

  • Joanna Łaszczyk
  • , Anna Ma̧czko
  • , Wojciech Walas
  • , Andrzej J. Nowak
  • Silesian University of Technology
  • Department for Children Intensive Therapy

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Abstract

The perinatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy is a common problem which neonatologists have to cope with the therapeutic mild hypothermia of the infant's brain. In order to perform the treatment properly a distribution of the temperature inside the neonatal head have to be known. Therefore in this paper the attempt to the numerical simulations of the heat transfer within the infant's body was made. During analysis two steps were performed. Within the first approach the heat transfer inside the healthy newborn was analyzed. During the second approach the heat transfer in the neonate suffering from hypothermia was simulated. Owing to uncertainty of some parameters the sensitive analysis was also made. The results of the numerical computations were compared with the data obtained from neonatologists and were consulted with them. Despite adopted simplifications the performed analysis enabled us to obtain valuable results from technical and scientific point of view.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInformation Technologies in Biomedicine - Third International Conference, ITIB 2012, Proceedings
Pages310-318
Number of pages9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Event3rd International Conference on Information Technologies in Biomedicine, ITIB 2012 - Gliwice, Poland
Duration: 11 Jun 201213 Jun 2012

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume7339 LNBI
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference3rd International Conference on Information Technologies in Biomedicine, ITIB 2012
Country/TerritoryPoland
CityGliwice
Period11/06/1213/06/12

Keywords

  • bioheat transfer
  • neonate
  • newborn
  • numerical modelling

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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