Table 1 Listing of physical parameters. The table shows the physical parameters for native tissue and for coagulated-tissue, as well as for blood [25]. The small letters indicate the references where the material parameters are taken from: a) [20], b) [26], c) [27], d) [28], e) [29].
Muscle | Blood | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Native | Coagulated | ||
Absorption coefficient, μ a (cm-1) | a) 0.23 | a) 0.22 | b) 0.44 |
Scattering coefficient, μ s ' (cm-1) | a) 1.3 | a) 13 | b) 2.78 |
Density, ρ (kg cm-3) | c), d) 1.04·10-3 | d) 1.06·10-3 | |
Specific heat capacity, c (J kg-1 °C-1) | d) 3.64·103 | d) 3.89·103 | |
Heat conductivity, k (W cm-1 °C-1) | c) 5.18·10-3 | e) 5.4·10-3 | |