双探针热脉冲法生物组织热参数测量技术研究

    Research on the Technique of Measurement of the Thermal Properties in Tissues using Dual-probe Heat-pulse Method

    • 摘要: 射频热消融是当前临床治疗肿瘤的常用微创技术,需要精确控制热场分布以保证热消融的治疗效果与安全性。生物组织热参数是决定肿瘤病人热消融治疗时体内温度分布的关键要素,准确测量生物组织的热参数对开展射频消融技术相关研究和应用至关重要。当前国家标准中提出多项用于各类物质热参数测量的方法,但对于生物组织而言,其热参数测量方法的国家标准仍缺失。概述生物组织热参数测量原理,研究基于热导体圆柱模型的双探针热脉冲法的生物组织热参数测量技术,从模型和实测角度分别对该方法的测量误差进行系统分析,填补该方法在误差分析方面的空白。分析结果表明,在双探针热脉冲法测量生物组织热参数技术中,探针间距和探针长度是影响测量结果误差的主要因素。以肝脏组织热参数测量为例,使用长度30 mm和20 mm的探针测量肝脏热参数会分别带来4.78%和7.08%的体积热容误差,同时2%探针间距变化会导致3.93%的体积热容测量误差和3.67%的热扩散系数测量误差。在生物组织热参数测量实践中,探针的间距的测量和控制是影响测量结果准确性的重要因素,建议采用参比物测量来校准探针间距以提高最终测量结果精度。

       

      Abstract: Radiofrequency ablation is a widely used minimally invasive technique for tumor treatment in clinical practice, where precise control of thermal field distribution is essential to ensure both therapeutic efficacy and safety. The thermal properties of biological tissues are the key determinants of the temperature distribution within a patient’s body during tumor ablation therapy. Accurate measurement of these properties is crucial for advancing research and clinical applications of radiofrequency ablation technology. The current national standards specify multiple methods for measuring thermal properties of various materials, yet lack standardized methodologies specifically for biological tissues. This paper outlines the fundamental principles of biothermal parameter measurement and investigates a dual-probe thermal pulse technique based on the cylindrical-perfect-conductor model. Through systematic analysis of measurement errors from both modeling and experimental perspectives, the study addresses a critical research gap in error characterization for this methodology. The results of this paper demonstrate that probe spacing and probe length are the main factors affecting measurement errors in the dual-probe thermal pulse method for measuring thermal properties of biological tissues. Taking the measurement of liver tissue thermal parameters as an example, probes with lengths of 30mm and 20mm introduce volumetric heat capacity errors of 4.78% and 7.08% respectively, while a 2% variation in probe spacing results in 3.93% error in volumetric heat capacity measurement and 3.67% error in thermal diffusivity measurement. This study indicates that in practical measurements of biological tissue thermal properties, the measurement and control of probe spacing significantly impact result accuracy, and it is recommended to use reference materials to calibrate probe spacing to improve final measurement precision.

       

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