The response of hepatocyte cell volume to hyperthermia and its role in oedema

D. P. O'Neill*, T. Peng, S. J. Payne

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A novel mathematical model for hepatocytes and surrounding volume is presented here; in addition to tracking ion transport and diffusion the new model allows for changing cell volume. Using temporally and spatially varying temperature as an input, this paper shows how differences between diffusion coefficients directly influence increases in cell volume. The multiscale nature of the model presents a possible link from established cellular equations to the observed clinical result of oedema present in thermal treatments of cancer.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS 2011
Pages4305-4308
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 26 2011
Event33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS 2011 - Boston, MA, United States
Duration: Aug 30 2011Sep 3 2011

Other

Other33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS 2011
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston, MA
Period8/30/119/3/11

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Signal Processing
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Health Informatics

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