Theory 42/Tissue/Thermal therapy
Thermal Damage Is Heating Against Perfusion
The claim
The extent of thermal damage in tissue is set by the ratio of heating rate to perfusion, so a well-perfused organ requires more energy for the same lesion.
01Mechanism
Blood flow removes heat as it is delivered; the ratio determines how much accumulates where it is needed.
02Prediction
Lesion size should track the ratio.
03Refutation
Lesion tracking delivered energy would remove perfusion.