Table 2.
Parameters and material properties used in heat transfer simulations.
| Parameters | Values | References |
|---|---|---|
| Refractive index of the tissue (nt) | 1.36 (gray matter) | Vo-Dinh, 2014 |
| Specific heat of the tissue (Cp) | 3650 J/kg°C | Elwassif et al., 2006 |
| Density of the tissue (ρ) | 1040 kg/m3 | Elwassif et al., 2006 |
| Thermal conductivity of the tissue (k) | 0.527 W/m°C | Elwassif et al., 2006 |
| Metabolic heat (Hm) | 13698 W/m3 | Elwassif et al., 2006 |
| Blood density (ρb) | 1057 kg/m3 | Elwassif et al., 2006 |
| Blood perfusion (ωb) | 0.012 1/s | Elwassif et al., 2006 |
| Specific heat of the blood (Cb) | 3600 J/kg°C | Elwassif et al., 2006 |
| Temperature of the tissue (T) | 37°C | Elwassif et al., 2006 |
| Blood temperature (Tb) | 36.7°C | Elwassif et al., 2006 |
| Heat transfer coefficient (h) | 25 W/m2°C | Welch and Van Gemert, 2011 |
| Standard deviations in x and y axis (σx, σy) | 0.5 | |
| Reflection coefficient (R) | 0 |